#855B21#855B21
#855B21 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.091 H 71.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #855B21 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(133, 91, 33) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 60%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 75%, 52%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 31.6%, 75.2%, 47.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.12, 11.56, 38.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.12, 40.53, 73.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.53% 0.0291 0.0865) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.53% 0.091 71.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.6894, 12.5797, 3.1457) |
| Luminance | 0.1258 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 3.49
Poo Brown
#885F01
ΔE00 5.07
Shit Brown
#7B5804
ΔE00 5.10
Dirt Brown
#836539
ΔE00 5.18
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 5.53
Poop Brown
#7A5901
ΔE00 5.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#855B21 #214B85
analogous
#852921 #855B21 #7D8521
triadic
#855B21 #21855B #5B2185
tetradic
#855B21 #218529 #214B85 #85217D
square
#855B21 #218529 #214B85 #85217D
split-complementary
#855B21 #217D85 #292185
monochromatic
#231809 #543915 #855B21 #B67D2D #D39B4D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.97
#855B21 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.52
#855B21 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #855B21
5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##855B21 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##855B21 | 1.00 | 5.97 | 3.52 | 5.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6A5D1A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#736723
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#91504F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #855b21; /* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 91, 33); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.091 71.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ad8960',
500: '#855b21',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #855b21; $custom-light: #ad8960; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#855b21",
"rgb": {
"r": 133,
"g": 91,
"b": 33
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.8,
"s": 60.241,
"l": 32.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50531,
"c": 0.09128,
"h": 71.4
},
"luminance": 0.12579
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#855B21
secondary
#4C78B6
accent
#87E344
background
#FBF8F5
surface
#F6F0E9
border
#D0CBC5
text
#110B05
muted
#807C79