#855B38#855B38

#855B38 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.074 H 59.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855B38
RGB	rgb(133, 91, 56)
HSL	hsl(27, 41%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(27, 58%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 31.6%, 57.9%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.39, 13.17, 26.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.39, 29.98, 63.93°)
OKLab	oklab(50.83% 0.0374 0.0643)
OKLCH	oklch(50.83% 0.074 59.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.1286, 12.7554, 5.4585)
Luminance	0.1275 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855B38 #386285

analogous

#85383B #855B38 #858238

triadic

#855B38 #38855B #5B3885

tetradic

#855B38 #3B8538 #386285 #823885

square

#855B38 #3B8538 #386285 #823885

split-complementary

#855B38 #388582 #383B85

monochromatic

#2F2014 #5A3E26 #855B38 #B0784A #C49873

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.91

#855B38 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#855B38 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855B38

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855B38	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855B38	1.00	5.91	3.55	5.91
#FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#685E35

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726838

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#905253

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855b38;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 91, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.074 59.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab896f',
    500: '#855b38',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855b38;
$custom-light: #ab896f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855b38",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 27.273,
    "s": 40.741,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50827,
    "c": 0.07439,
    "h": 59.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12754
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855B38

secondary

#6C8FAD

accent

#99D157

background

#FAF8F6

surface

#F4F0EC

border

#CECBC7

text

#100B07

muted

#7F7C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #855B38

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

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