#855B45#855B45

#855B45 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.065 H 48.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855B45
RGB	rgb(133, 91, 69)
HSL	hsl(21, 32%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(21, 48%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 31.6%, 48.1%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.61, 14.46, 19.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.61, 24.36, 53.58°)
OKLab	oklab(51.07% 0.0429 0.0485)
OKLCH	oklch(51.07% 0.065 48.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.4888, 12.8994, 7.3558)
Luminance	0.1290 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855B45 #456F85

analogous

#85454F #855B45 #857B45

triadic

#855B45 #45855B #5B4585

tetradic

#855B45 #4F8545 #456F85 #7B4585

square

#855B45 #4F8545 #456F85 #7B4585

split-complementary

#855B45 #45857B #454F85

monochromatic

#34241B #5D3F30 #855B45 #AB775D #C09985

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.87

#855B45 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#855B45 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855B45

5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855B45	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855B45	1.00	5.87	3.58	5.87
#FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665F43

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706845

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F5455

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855b45;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 91, 69);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.065 48.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab8979',
    500: '#855b45',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855b45;
$custom-light: #ab8979;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855b45",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 69
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 20.625,
    "s": 31.683,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51068,
    "c": 0.06475,
    "h": 48.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12898
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855B45

secondary

#7B9AAB

accent

#A4C860

background

#FAF8F7

surface

#F4F0ED

border

#CECBC8

text

#100B09

muted

#7F7C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #855B45

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

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