#855B41#855B41

#855B41 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.068 H 52.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855B41
RGB	rgb(133, 91, 65)
HSL	hsl(23, 34%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(23, 51%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 31.6%, 51.1%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.54, 14.04, 21.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.54, 25.99, 57.32°)
OKLab	oklab(50.99% 0.0412 0.0535)
OKLCH	oklch(50.99% 0.068 52.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.3688, 12.8514, 6.7238)
Luminance	0.1285 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855B41 #416B85

analogous

#854149 #855B41 #857D41

triadic

#855B41 #41855B #5B4185

tetradic

#855B41 #498541 #416B85 #7D4185

square

#855B41 #498541 #416B85 #7D4185

split-complementary

#855B41 #41857D #414985

monochromatic

#332319 #5C3F2D #855B41 #AD7757 #C19980

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.88

#855B41 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#855B41 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855B41

5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855B41	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855B41	1.00	5.88	3.57	5.88
#FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#675F3F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716841

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#905354

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855b41;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 91, 65);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.068 52.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab8976',
    500: '#855b41',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855b41;
$custom-light: #ab8976;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855b41",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 65
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 22.941,
    "s": 34.343,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50988,
    "c": 0.06755,
    "h": 52.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1285
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855B41

secondary

#7697AB

accent

#A1CA5D

background

#FAF8F7

surface

#F4F0ED

border

#CECBC8

text

#100B08

muted

#7F7C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #855B41

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

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