#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
RGBrgb(133, 91, 23)
HSLhsl(37, 71%, 31%)
HSVhsv(37, 83%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 31.6%, 82.7%, 47.8%)
CIE-LABlab(42.05, 11.11, 43.13)
CIE-LCHlch(42.05, 44.54, 75.55°)
OKLaboklab(50.45% 0.0265 0.0933)
OKLCHoklch(50.45% 0.097 74.2)
XYZxyz(13.5696, 12.5318, 2.5147)
Luminance0.1253 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyorange

Closest named colors

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
##855B171.005.993.515.99
#FFFFFF5.991.0021.001.00
#0000003.5121.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.991.0021.001.00

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

Preview Lab

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#855B17 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva