#855B23#855B23
#855B23 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.090 H 70.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #855B23 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(133, 91, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 58%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 74%, 52%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 31.6%, 73.7%, 47.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.14, 11.67, 37.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.14, 39.66, 72.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.55% 0.0297 0.0849) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.55% 0.09 70.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.7183, 12.5912, 3.2976) |
| Luminance | 0.1259 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 3.55
Dirt Brown
#836539
ΔE00 5.03
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 5.30
Shit Brown
#7B5804
ΔE00 5.46
Poo Brown
#885F01
ΔE00 5.47
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 5.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#855B23 #234D85
analogous
#852A23 #855B23 #7E8523
triadic
#855B23 #23855B #5B2385
tetradic
#855B23 #23852A #234D85 #85237E
square
#855B23 #23852A #234D85 #85237E
split-complementary
#855B23 #237E85 #2A2385
monochromatic
#241909 #553A16 #855B23 #B57C30 #D19A51
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.97
#855B23 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.52
#855B23 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #855B23
5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##855B23 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##855B23 | 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)
#695E1C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#736724
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#91514F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #855b23; /* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 91, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.090 70.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ad8961',
500: '#855b23',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #855b23; $custom-light: #ad8961; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#855b23",
"rgb": {
"r": 133,
"g": 91,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.286,
"s": 58.333,
"l": 32.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5055,
"c": 0.08999,
"h": 70.7
},
"luminance": 0.1259
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#855B23
secondary
#4F7BB5
accent
#89E246
background
#FBF8F5
surface
#F6F0EA
border
#D0CBC6
text
#110B05
muted
#807C79