#855C17#855C17

#855C17 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.097 H 75.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855C17
RGB	rgb(133, 92, 23)
HSL	hsl(38, 71%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(38, 83%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 30.8%, 82.7%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.31, 10.52, 43.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.31, 44.63, 76.36°)
OKLab	oklab(50.66% 0.0248 0.0938)
OKLCH	oklch(50.66% 0.097 75.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.6557, 12.7039, 2.5433)
Luminance	0.1270 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855C17 #174085

analogous

#852517 #855C17 #778517

triadic

#855C17 #17855C #5C1785

tetradic

#855C17 #178525 #174085 #851777

square

#855C17 #178525 #174085 #851777

split-complementary

#855C17 #177785 #251785

monochromatic

#1D1405 #51380E #855C17 #B98020 #DDA03A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.93

#855C17 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#855C17 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855C17

5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855C17	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855C17	1.00	5.93	3.54	5.93
#FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B5E0A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#75681A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#91514F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855c17;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 92, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.097 75.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad8a5a',
    500: '#855c17',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855c17;
$custom-light: #ad8a5a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855c17",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 37.636,
    "s": 70.513,
    "l": 30.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50656,
    "c": 0.09703,
    "h": 75.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12703
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855C17

secondary

#3F6CB9

accent

#7DED3B

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F6F0E9

border

#D0CBC5

text

#110B04

muted

#807C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #855C17

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

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