#855B49#855B49

#855B49 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.062 H 44.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855B49
RGB	rgb(133, 91, 73)
HSL	hsl(18, 29%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(18, 45%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 31.6%, 45.1%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.69, 14.91, 17.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.69, 22.85, 49.25°)
OKLab	oklab(51.15% 0.0447 0.0432)
OKLCH	oklch(51.15% 0.062 44.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.6172, 12.9508, 8.0319)
Luminance	0.1295 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#855B49 #497385

analogous

#854955 #855B49 #857949

triadic

#855B49 #49855B #5B4985

tetradic

#855B49 #558549 #497385 #794985

square

#855B49 #558549 #497385 #794985

split-complementary

#855B49 #498579 #495585

monochromatic

#36251E #5D4033 #855B49 #A97762 #BF9A8A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#855B49 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#855B49 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855B49

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855B49	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855B49	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)

#666048

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706849

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F5456

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855b49;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 91, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.062 44.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa897c',
    500: '#855b49',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855b49;
$custom-light: #aa897c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855b49",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 18,
    "s": 29.126,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51154,
    "c": 0.06218,
    "h": 44.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1295
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855B49

secondary

#7F9EAB

accent

#A8C562

background

#FAF8F7

surface

#F4F0EE

border

#CECBC9

text

#100B09

muted

#7F7C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #855B49

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

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