#855A49#855A49

#855A49 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.063 H 42.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855A49
RGB	rgb(133, 90, 73)
HSL	hsl(17, 29%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(17, 45%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 32.3%, 45.1%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.43, 15.50, 16.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.43, 22.98, 47.58°)
OKLab	oklab(50.95% 0.0465 0.0424)
OKLCH	oklch(50.95% 0.063 42.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.5323, 12.7810, 8.0036)
Luminance	0.1278 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#855A49 #497485

analogous

#854956 #855A49 #857849

triadic

#855A49 #49855A #5A4985

tetradic

#855A49 #568549 #497485 #784985

square

#855A49 #568549 #497485 #784985

split-complementary

#855A49 #498578 #495685

monochromatic

#36251E #5D3F33 #855A49 #A97662 #BF998A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.91

#855A49 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#855A49 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855A49

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855A49	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855A49	1.00	5.91	3.56	5.91
#FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#655F48

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6849

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F5356

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855a49;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 90, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.063 42.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa897c',
    500: '#855a49',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855a49;
$custom-light: #aa897c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855a49",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 17,
    "s": 29.126,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50954,
    "c": 0.06291,
    "h": 42.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1278
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855A49

secondary

#7F9EAB

accent

#A9C562

background

#FAF8F7

surface

#F4F0EE

border

#CECBC9

text

#100B09

muted

#7F7C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #855A49

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

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