#855B3E#855B3E

#855B3E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.070 H 55.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855B3E
RGB	rgb(133, 91, 62)
HSL	hsl(25, 36%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(25, 53%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 31.6%, 53.4%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.49, 13.73, 23.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.49, 27.28, 59.78°)
OKLab	oklab(50.93% 0.0399 0.0572)
OKLCH	oklch(50.93% 0.07 55.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.2842, 12.8176, 6.2782)
Luminance	0.1282 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855B3E #3E6885

analogous

#853E44 #855B3E #857E3E

triadic

#855B3E #3E855B #5B3E85

tetradic

#855B3E #44853E #3E6885 #7E3E85

square

#855B3E #44853E #3E6885 #7E3E85

split-complementary

#855B3E #3E857E #3E4485

monochromatic

#322217 #5B3E2B #855B3E #AE7852 #C2987C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#855B3E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#855B3E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855B3E

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855B3E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855B3E	1.00	5.89	3.56	5.89
#FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#675F3C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#71683E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#905354

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855b3e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 91, 62);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.070 55.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab8973',
    500: '#855b3e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855b3e;
$custom-light: #ab8973;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855b3e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 62
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 24.507,
    "s": 36.41,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50931,
    "c": 0.06977,
    "h": 55.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12817
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855B3E

secondary

#7395AC

accent

#9ECC5B

background

#FAF8F7

surface

#F4F0ED

border

#CECBC8

text

#100B08

muted

#7F7C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #855B3E

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

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