#855B14#855B14

#855B14 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.098 H 74.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855B14
RGB	rgb(133, 91, 20)
HSL	hsl(38, 74%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(38, 85%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 31.6%, 85%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.03, 11.01, 44.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.03, 45.60, 76.03°)
OKLab	oklab(50.43% 0.0258 0.095)
OKLCH	oklch(50.43% 0.098 74.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.5412, 12.5204, 2.3652)
Luminance	0.1252 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855B14 #143E85

analogous

#852214 #855B14 #778514

triadic

#855B14 #14855B #5B1485

tetradic

#855B14 #148522 #143E85 #851477

square

#855B14 #148522 #143E85 #851477

split-complementary

#855B14 #147785 #221485

monochromatic

#1B1204 #50370C #855B14 #BA7F1C #E0A033

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.99

#855B14 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.50

#855B14 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855B14

5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855B14	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855B14	1.00	5.99	3.50	5.99
#FFFFFF	5.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A5D05

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746717

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#91504E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855b14;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 91, 20);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.098 74.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad8959',
    500: '#855b14',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855b14;
$custom-light: #ad8959;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855b14",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 20
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 37.699,
    "s": 73.856,
    "l": 30
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5043,
    "c": 0.09841,
    "h": 74.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12519
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855B14

secondary

#3B6ABA

accent

#7CF137

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F6F0E9

border

#D0CBC5

text

#110B04

muted

#807C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #855B14

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

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