#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
RGBrgb(133, 91, 33)
HSLhsl(35, 60%, 33%)
HSVhsv(35, 75%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 31.6%, 75.2%, 47.8%)
CIE-LABlab(42.12, 11.56, 38.84)
CIE-LCHlch(42.12, 40.53, 73.43°)
OKLaboklab(50.53% 0.0291 0.0865)
OKLCHoklch(50.53% 0.091 71.4)
XYZxyz(13.6894, 12.5797, 3.1457)
Luminance0.1258 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyorange

Closest named colors

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
##855B211.005.973.525.97
#FFFFFF5.971.0021.001.00
#0000003.5221.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.971.0021.001.00

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

Preview Lab

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#855B21 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva