#855B17#855B17
#855B17 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.097 H 74.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #855B17 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(133, 91, 23) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 71%, 31%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 83%, 52%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 31.6%, 82.7%, 47.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.05, 11.11, 43.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.05, 44.54, 75.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.45% 0.0265 0.0933) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.45% 0.097 74.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.5696, 12.5318, 2.5147) |
| Luminance | 0.1253 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Poo Brown
#885F01
ΔE00 3.39
Shit Brown
#7B5804
ΔE00 3.69
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 3.81
Poop Brown
#7A5901
ΔE00 4.46
Poop
#7F5E00
ΔE00 4.83
Shit
#7F5F00
ΔE00 5.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#855B17 #174185
analogous
#852417 #855B17 #788517
triadic
#855B17 #17855B #5B1785
tetradic
#855B17 #178524 #174185 #851778
square
#855B17 #178524 #174185 #851778
split-complementary
#855B17 #177885 #241785
monochromatic
#1D1405 #51370E #855B17 #B97F20 #DD9E3A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.99
#855B17 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.51
#855B17 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #855B17
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##855B17 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##855B17 | 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)
#6A5D0A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#746719
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#91504E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #855b17; /* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 91, 23); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.097 74.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ad895a',
500: '#855b17',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #855b17; $custom-light: #ad895a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#855b17",
"rgb": {
"r": 133,
"g": 91,
"b": 23
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.091,
"s": 70.513,
"l": 30.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5045,
"c": 0.09698,
"h": 74.2
},
"luminance": 0.12531
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#855B17
secondary
#3F6DB9
accent
#7FED3B
background
#FBF8F5
surface
#F6F0E9
border
#D0CBC5
text
#110B04
muted
#807C79