#855B37#855B37

#855B37 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.075 H 60.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855B37
RGB	rgb(133, 91, 55)
HSL	hsl(28, 41%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(28, 59%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 31.6%, 58.6%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.38, 13.09, 27.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.38, 30.44, 64.54°)
OKLab	oklab(50.81% 0.037 0.0654)
OKLCH	oklch(50.81% 0.075 60.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.1044, 12.7457, 5.3310)
Luminance	0.1275 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855B37 #376185

analogous

#85373A #855B37 #858237

triadic

#855B37 #37855B #5B3785

tetradic

#855B37 #3A8537 #376185 #823785

square

#855B37 #3A8537 #376185 #823785

split-complementary

#855B37 #378582 #373A85

monochromatic

#2E2013 #5A3D25 #855B37 #B07949 #C59872

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#855B37 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#855B37 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855B37

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855B37	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855B37	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)

#685E34

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726837

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#905252

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855b37;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 91, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.075 60.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab896e',
    500: '#855b37',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855b37;
$custom-light: #ab896e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855b37",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 27.692,
    "s": 41.489,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50811,
    "c": 0.07516,
    "h": 60.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12745
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855B37

secondary

#6A8EAD

accent

#99D156

background

#FAF8F6

surface

#F4F0EC

border

#CECBC7

text

#100B07

muted

#7F7C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #855B37

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

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