#855A41#855A41

#855A41 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.068 H 50.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855A41
RGB	rgb(133, 90, 65)
HSL	hsl(22, 34%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(22, 51%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 32.3%, 51.1%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.28, 14.63, 21.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.28, 26.04, 55.82°)
OKLab	oklab(50.79% 0.043 0.0528)
OKLCH	oklch(50.79% 0.068 50.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.2839, 12.6816, 6.6955)
Luminance	0.1268 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855A41 #416C85

analogous

#85414A #855A41 #857C41

triadic

#855A41 #41855A #5A4185

tetradic

#855A41 #4A8541 #416C85 #7C4185

square

#855A41 #4A8541 #416C85 #7C4185

split-complementary

#855A41 #41857C #414A85

monochromatic

#332219 #5C3E2D #855A41 #AD7657 #C19880

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.94

#855A41 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#855A41 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855A41

5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855A41	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855A41	1.00	5.94	3.54	5.94
#FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665E3F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706741

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#905254

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855a41;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 90, 65);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.068 50.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab8876',
    500: '#855a41',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855a41;
$custom-light: #ab8876;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855a41",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 65
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 22.059,
    "s": 34.343,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50787,
    "c": 0.06804,
    "h": 50.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12681
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855A41

secondary

#7698AB

accent

#A2CA5D

background

#FAF8F7

surface

#F4F0ED

border

#CECBC8

text

#100B08

muted

#7F7C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #855A41

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

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