#855B39#855B39

#855B39 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.074 H 59.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855B39
RGB	rgb(133, 91, 57)
HSL	hsl(27, 40%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(27, 57%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 31.6%, 57.1%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.41, 13.26, 26.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.41, 29.52, 63.30°)
OKLab	oklab(50.84% 0.0378 0.0631)
OKLCH	oklch(50.84% 0.074 59.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.1533, 12.7652, 5.5886)
Luminance	0.1276 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855B39 #396385

analogous

#85393D #855B39 #858139

triadic

#855B39 #39855B #5B3985

tetradic

#855B39 #3D8539 #396385 #813985

square

#855B39 #3D8539 #396385 #813985

split-complementary

#855B39 #398581 #393D85

monochromatic

#2F2014 #5A3E27 #855B39 #B0784B #C49875

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.91

#855B39 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#855B39 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855B39

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855B39	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855B39	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)

#685E36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726839

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#905253

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855b39;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 91, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.074 59.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab8970',
    500: '#855b39',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855b39;
$custom-light: #ab8970;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855b39",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 26.842,
    "s": 40,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50844,
    "c": 0.07361,
    "h": 59.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12764
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855B39

secondary

#6D90AD

accent

#9AD058

background

#FAF8F6

surface

#F4F0EC

border

#CECBC7

text

#100B07

muted

#7F7C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #855B39

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

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