#855A48#855A48

#855A48 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.064 H 43.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855A48
RGB	rgb(133, 90, 72)
HSL	hsl(18, 30%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(18, 46%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 32.3%, 45.9%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.41, 15.39, 17.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.41, 23.33, 48.73°)
OKLab	oklab(50.93% 0.046 0.0438)
OKLCH	oklch(50.93% 0.064 43.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.4994, 12.7678, 7.8304)
Luminance	0.1277 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855A48 #487385

analogous

#854854 #855A48 #857848

triadic

#855A48 #48855A #5A4885

tetradic

#855A48 #548548 #487385 #784885

square

#855A48 #548548 #487385 #784885

split-complementary

#855A48 #488578 #485485

monochromatic

#36241D #5D3F33 #855A48 #A97661 #BF9989

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.91

#855A48 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#855A48 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855A48

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855A48	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855A48	1.00	5.91	3.55	5.91
#FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#655F47

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6848

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F5355

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855a48;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 90, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.064 43.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa897b',
    500: '#855a48',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855a48;
$custom-light: #aa897b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855a48",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 17.705,
    "s": 29.756,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50932,
    "c": 0.0635,
    "h": 43.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12767
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855A48

secondary

#7E9DAB

accent

#A8C662

background

#FAF8F7

surface

#F4F0ED

border

#CECBC8

text

#100B09

muted

#7F7C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #855A48

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

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