#855A42#855A42

#855A42 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.067 H 49.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855A42
RGB	rgb(133, 90, 66)
HSL	hsl(21, 34%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(21, 50%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 32.3%, 50.4%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.30, 14.73, 20.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.30, 25.63, 54.92°)
OKLab	oklab(50.81% 0.0434 0.0515)
OKLCH	oklch(50.81% 0.067 49.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.3131, 12.6933, 6.8494)
Luminance	0.1269 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855A42 #426D85

analogous

#85424C #855A42 #857C42

triadic

#855A42 #42855A #5A4285

tetradic

#855A42 #4C8542 #426D85 #7C4285

square

#855A42 #4C8542 #426D85 #7C4285

split-complementary

#855A42 #42857C #424C85

monochromatic

#332319 #5C3E2E #855A42 #AC7658 #C09881

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.93

#855A42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#855A42 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855A42

5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855A42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855A42	1.00	5.93	3.54	5.93
#FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665E40

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706842

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#905254

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855a42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 90, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.067 49.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab8876',
    500: '#855a42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855a42;
$custom-light: #ab8876;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855a42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 21.493,
    "s": 33.668,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50807,
    "c": 0.06736,
    "h": 49.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12692
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855A42

secondary

#7899AB

accent

#A3CA5E

background

#FAF8F7

surface

#F4F0ED

border

#CECBC8

text

#100B08

muted

#7F7C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #855A42

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

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