#855B40#855B40

#855B40 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.068 H 53.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855B40
RGB	rgb(133, 91, 64)
HSL	hsl(23, 35%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(23, 52%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 31.6%, 51.9%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.52, 13.93, 22.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.52, 26.42, 58.17°)
OKLab	oklab(50.97% 0.0408 0.0548)
OKLCH	oklch(50.97% 0.068 53.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.3401, 12.8400, 6.5726)
Luminance	0.1284 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855B40 #406A85

analogous

#854047 #855B40 #857D40

triadic

#855B40 #40855B #5B4085

tetradic

#855B40 #478540 #406A85 #7D4085

square

#855B40 #478540 #406A85 #7D4085

split-complementary

#855B40 #40857D #404785

monochromatic

#322218 #5C3F2C #855B40 #AD7855 #C1987E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#855B40 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#855B40 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855B40

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855B40	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855B40	1.00	5.89	3.57	5.89
#FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#675F3E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716840

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#905354

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855b40;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 91, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.068 53.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab8975',
    500: '#855b40',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855b40;
$custom-light: #ab8975;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855b40",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 23.478,
    "s": 35.025,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50969,
    "c": 0.06829,
    "h": 53.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12839
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855B40

secondary

#7596AC

accent

#A0CB5D

background

#FAF8F7

surface

#F4F0ED

border

#CECBC8

text

#100B08

muted

#7F7C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #855B40

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

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