#855B2E#855B2E

#855B2E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.082 H 65.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855B2E
RGB	rgb(133, 91, 46)
HSL	hsl(31, 49%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(31, 65%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 31.6%, 65.4%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.26, 12.37, 32.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.26, 34.64, 69.08°)
OKLab	oklab(50.68% 0.0335 0.075)
OKLCH	oklch(50.68% 0.082 65.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.9080, 12.6671, 4.2967)
Luminance	0.1267 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855B2E #2E5885

analogous

#852F2E #855B2E #84852E

triadic

#855B2E #2E855B #5B2E85

tetradic

#855B2E #2E852F #2E5885 #852E84

square

#855B2E #2E852F #2E5885 #852E84

split-complementary

#855B2E #2E8485 #2F2E85

monochromatic

#2A1D0F #583C1E #855B2E #B27A3E #C99864

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.94

#855B2E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#855B2E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855B2E

5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855B2E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855B2E	1.00	5.94	3.53	5.94
#FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#695E2A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#73682F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#915151

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855b2e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 91, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.082 65.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac8968',
    500: '#855b2e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855b2e;
$custom-light: #ac8968;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855b2e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 31.034,
    "s": 48.603,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50678,
    "c": 0.08212,
    "h": 65.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12666
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855B2E

secondary

#5F86B0

accent

#92D850

background

#FAF8F6

surface

#F5F0EB

border

#CFCBC6

text

#110B06

muted

#807C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #855B2E

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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