#855C21#855C21

#855C21 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.091 H 72.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855C21
RGB	rgb(133, 92, 33)
HSL	hsl(35, 60%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(35, 75%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 30.8%, 75.2%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.39, 10.97, 39.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.39, 40.62, 74.33°)
OKLab	oklab(50.74% 0.0274 0.0871)
OKLCH	oklch(50.74% 0.091 72.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.7755, 12.7518, 3.1744)
Luminance	0.1275 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855C21 #214A85

analogous

#852A21 #855C21 #7C8521

triadic

#855C21 #21855C #5C2185

tetradic

#855C21 #21852A #214A85 #85217C

square

#855C21 #21852A #214A85 #85217C

split-complementary

#855C21 #217C85 #2A2185

monochromatic

#231809 #543A15 #855C21 #B67E2D #D39C4D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#855C21 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#855C21 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855C21

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855C21	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855C21	1.00	5.92	3.55	5.92
#FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A5E19

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746823

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#915250

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855c21;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 92, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.091 72.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad8a60',
    500: '#855c21',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855c21;
$custom-light: #ad8a60;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855c21",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 35.4,
    "s": 60.241,
    "l": 32.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50737,
    "c": 0.09129,
    "h": 72.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12751
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855C21

secondary

#4C77B6

accent

#86E344

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F6F0EA

border

#D0CBC6

text

#110B05

muted

#807C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #855C21

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

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