#855A39#855A39

#855A39 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.074 H 57.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855A39
RGB	rgb(133, 90, 57)
HSL	hsl(26, 40%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(26, 57%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 32.3%, 57.1%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.15, 13.85, 26.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.15, 29.51, 62.00°)
OKLab	oklab(50.64% 0.0396 0.0624)
OKLCH	oklch(50.64% 0.074 57.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.0684, 12.5954, 5.5603)
Luminance	0.1259 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855A39 #396485

analogous

#85393E #855A39 #858039

triadic

#855A39 #39855A #5A3985

tetradic

#855A39 #3E8539 #396485 #803985

square

#855A39 #3E8539 #396485 #803985

split-complementary

#855A39 #398580 #393E85

monochromatic

#2F2014 #5A3D27 #855A39 #B0774B #C49775

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.97

#855A39 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#855A39 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855A39

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855A39	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855A39	1.00	5.97	3.52	5.97
#FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#675E36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716739

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#905152

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855a39;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 90, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.074 57.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab8870',
    500: '#855a39',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855a39;
$custom-light: #ab8870;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855a39",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 26.053,
    "s": 40,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50642,
    "c": 0.07392,
    "h": 57.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12594
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855A39

secondary

#6D91AD

accent

#9CD058

background

#FAF8F6

surface

#F4F0EC

border

#CECBC7

text

#100B07

muted

#7F7C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #855A39

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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