#855B4B#855B4B

#855B4B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.061 H 41.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855B4B
RGB	rgb(133, 91, 75)
HSL	hsl(17, 28%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(17, 44%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 31.6%, 43.6%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.73, 15.15, 16.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.73, 22.15, 46.85°)
OKLab	oklab(51.2% 0.0456 0.0406)
OKLCH	oklch(51.2% 0.061 41.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.6846, 12.9778, 8.3868)
Luminance	0.1298 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855B4B #4B7585

analogous

#854B58 #855B4B #85784B

triadic

#855B4B #4B855B #5B4B85

tetradic

#855B4B #58854B #4B7585 #784B85

square

#855B4B #58854B #4B7585 #784B85

split-complementary

#855B4B #4B8578 #4B5885

monochromatic

#37251F #5E4035 #855B4B #A87865 #BE9A8C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.84

#855B4B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.60

#855B4B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855B4B

5.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855B4B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855B4B	1.00	5.84	3.60	5.84
#FFFFFF	5.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#65604A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F684B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F5457

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855b4b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 91, 75);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.061 41.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa897d',
    500: '#855b4b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855b4b;
$custom-light: #aa897d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855b4b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 75
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 16.552,
    "s": 27.885,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51199,
    "c": 0.06101,
    "h": 41.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12977
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855B4B

secondary

#819FAA

accent

#AAC464

background

#FAF8F7

surface

#F4F0EE

border

#CECBC9

text

#100B09

muted

#7F7C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #855B4B

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

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