#855A40#855A40

#855A40 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.069 H 51.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855A40
RGB	rgb(133, 90, 64)
HSL	hsl(23, 35%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(23, 52%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 32.3%, 51.9%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.26, 14.52, 22.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.26, 26.45, 56.70°)
OKLab	oklab(50.77% 0.0426 0.054)
OKLCH	oklch(50.77% 0.069 51.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.2552, 12.6701, 6.5443)
Luminance	0.1267 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855A40 #406B85

analogous

#854048 #855A40 #857C40

triadic

#855A40 #40855A #5A4085

tetradic

#855A40 #488540 #406B85 #7C4085

square

#855A40 #488540 #406B85 #7C4085

split-complementary

#855A40 #40857C #404885

monochromatic

#322218 #5C3E2C #855A40 #AD7655 #C1977E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.94

#855A40 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#855A40 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855A40

5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855A40	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855A40	1.00	5.94	3.53	5.94
#FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665E3E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706740

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#905253

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855a40;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 90, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.069 51.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab8875',
    500: '#855a40',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855a40;
$custom-light: #ab8875;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855a40",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 22.609,
    "s": 35.025,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50768,
    "c": 0.06876,
    "h": 51.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12669
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855A40

secondary

#7597AC

accent

#A1CB5D

background

#FAF8F7

surface

#F4F0ED

border

#CECBC8

text

#100B08

muted

#7F7C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #855A40

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

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