#855B16#855B16

#855B16 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.097 H 74.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855B16
RGB	rgb(133, 91, 22)
HSL	hsl(37, 72%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(37, 83%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 31.6%, 83.5%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.04, 11.08, 43.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.04, 44.90, 75.72°)
OKLab	oklab(50.44% 0.0263 0.0939)
OKLCH	oklch(50.44% 0.097 74.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.5598, 12.5278, 2.4629)
Luminance	0.1253 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855B16 #164085

analogous

#852316 #855B16 #778516

triadic

#855B16 #16855B #5B1685

tetradic

#855B16 #168523 #164085 #851677

square

#855B16 #168523 #164085 #851677

split-complementary

#855B16 #167785 #231685

monochromatic

#1C1305 #50370D #855B16 #BA7F1F #DE9F37

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.99

#855B16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#855B16 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855B16

5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855B16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855B16	1.00	5.99	3.51	5.99
#FFFFFF	5.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A5D08

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746719

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#91504E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855b16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 91, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.097 74.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad895a',
    500: '#855b16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855b16;
$custom-light: #ad895a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855b16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 37.297,
    "s": 71.613,
    "l": 30.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50443,
    "c": 0.09747,
    "h": 74.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12527
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855B16

secondary

#3E6CB9

accent

#7EEE39

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F6F0E9

border

#D0CBC5

text

#110B04

muted

#807C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #855B16

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

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