#855B35#855B35

#855B35 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.077 H 61.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855B35
RGB	rgb(133, 91, 53)
HSL	hsl(29, 43%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(29, 60%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 31.6%, 60.2%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.35, 12.92, 28.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.35, 31.37, 65.69°)
OKLab	oklab(50.78% 0.0362 0.0676)
OKLCH	oklch(50.78% 0.077 61.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.0574, 12.7269, 5.0836)
Luminance	0.1273 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855B35 #355F85

analogous

#853537 #855B35 #858335

triadic

#855B35 #35855B #5B3585

tetradic

#855B35 #378535 #355F85 #833585

square

#855B35 #378535 #355F85 #833585

split-complementary

#855B35 #358583 #353785

monochromatic

#2D1F12 #593D24 #855B35 #B17946 #C6986F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#855B35 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#855B35 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855B35

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855B35	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855B35	1.00	5.92	3.55	5.92
#FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#685E32

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726835

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#905252

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855b35;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 91, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.077 61.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab896d',
    500: '#855b35',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855b35;
$custom-light: #ab896d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855b35",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 28.5,
    "s": 43.011,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50779,
    "c": 0.07672,
    "h": 61.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12726
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855B35

secondary

#688DAE

accent

#97D355

background

#FAF8F6

surface

#F4F0EB

border

#CECBC6

text

#100B07

muted

#7F7C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #855B35

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

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