#855B48#855B48

#855B48 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.063 H 45.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855B48
RGB	rgb(133, 91, 72)
HSL	hsl(19, 30%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(19, 46%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 31.6%, 45.9%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.67, 14.80, 17.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.67, 23.21, 50.39°)
OKLab	oklab(51.13% 0.0442 0.0446)
OKLCH	oklch(51.13% 0.063 45.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.5843, 12.9376, 7.8587)
Luminance	0.1294 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855B48 #487285

analogous

#854853 #855B48 #857A48

triadic

#855B48 #48855B #5B4885

tetradic

#855B48 #538548 #487285 #7A4885

square

#855B48 #538548 #487285 #7A4885

split-complementary

#855B48 #48857A #485385

monochromatic

#36251D #5D4033 #855B48 #A97761 #BF9989

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#855B48 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#855B48 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855B48

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855B48	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855B48	1.00	5.85	3.59	5.85
#FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665F47

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706848

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F5456

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855b48;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 91, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.063 45.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa897b',
    500: '#855b48',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855b48;
$custom-light: #aa897b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855b48",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 18.689,
    "s": 29.756,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51132,
    "c": 0.06279,
    "h": 45.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12937
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855B48

secondary

#7E9DAB

accent

#A7C662

background

#FAF8F7

surface

#F4F0ED

border

#CECBC8

text

#100B09

muted

#7F7C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #855B48

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

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