#855A4A#855A4A

#855A4A is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.062 H 41.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855A4A
RGB	rgb(133, 90, 74)
HSL	hsl(16, 29%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(16, 44%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 32.3%, 44.4%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.45, 15.62, 16.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.45, 22.64, 46.37°)
OKLab	oklab(50.98% 0.0469 0.0411)
OKLCH	oklch(50.98% 0.062 41.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.5657, 12.7943, 8.1796)
Luminance	0.1279 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855A4A #4A7585

analogous

#854A57 #855A4A #85774A

triadic

#855A4A #4A855A #5A4A85

tetradic

#855A4A #57854A #4A7585 #774A85

square

#855A4A #57854A #4A7585 #774A85

split-complementary

#855A4A #4A8577 #4A5785

monochromatic

#36251E #5E3F34 #855A4A #A97664 #BE998B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.90

#855A4A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#855A4A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855A4A

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855A4A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855A4A	1.00	5.90	3.56	5.90
#FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#655F49

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F684A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F5356

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855a4a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 90, 74);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.062 41.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa897c',
    500: '#855a4a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855a4a;
$custom-light: #aa897c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855a4a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 74
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 16.271,
    "s": 28.502,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50977,
    "c": 0.06235,
    "h": 41.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12793
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855A4A

secondary

#809FAA

accent

#AAC563

background

#FAF8F7

surface

#F4F0EE

border

#CECBC9

text

#100B09

muted

#7F7C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #855A4A

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

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