#855B1B#855B1B
#855B1B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.095 H 73.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #855B1B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(133, 91, 27) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 66%, 31%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 80%, 52%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 31.6%, 79.7%, 47.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.08, 11.27, 41.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.08, 43.01, 74.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.48% 0.0275 0.0908) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.48% 0.095 73.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.6128, 12.5490, 2.7420) |
| Luminance | 0.1255 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 3.59
Poo Brown
#885F01
ΔE00 4.00
Shit Brown
#7B5804
ΔE00 4.17
Poop Brown
#7A5901
ΔE00 4.95
Poop
#7F5E00
ΔE00 5.37
Dirt Brown
#836539
ΔE00 5.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#855B1B #1B4585
analogous
#85261B #855B1B #7A851B
triadic
#855B1B #1B855B #5B1B85
tetradic
#855B1B #1B8526 #1B4585 #851B7A
square
#855B1B #1B8526 #1B4585 #851B7A
split-complementary
#855B1B #1B7A85 #261B85
monochromatic
#1F1506 #523811 #855B1B #B87E25 #D99D42
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.98
#855B1B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.51
#855B1B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #855B1B
5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##855B1B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##855B1B | 1.00 | 5.98 | 3.51 | 5.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6A5D11
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#74671D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#91504E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #855b1b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 91, 27); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.095 73.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ad895c',
500: '#855b1b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #855b1b; $custom-light: #ad895c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#855b1b",
"rgb": {
"r": 133,
"g": 91,
"b": 27
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.226,
"s": 66.25,
"l": 31.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50479,
"c": 0.09487,
"h": 73.2
},
"luminance": 0.12548
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#855B1B
secondary
#4472B8
accent
#82E93F
background
#FBF8F5
surface
#F6F0E9
border
#D0CBC5
text
#110B04
muted
#807C79