#855C23#855C23
#855C23 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.090 H 71.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #855C23 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(133, 92, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 58%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 74%, 52%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 30.8%, 73.7%, 47.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.40, 11.08, 38.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.40, 39.75, 73.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.76% 0.028 0.0855) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.76% 0.09 71.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.8043, 12.7633, 3.3263) |
| Luminance | 0.1276 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 3.88
Dirt Brown
#836539
ΔE00 4.76
Poo Brown
#885F01
ΔE00 5.07
Shit Brown
#7B5804
ΔE00 5.15
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 5.82
Poop Brown
#7A5901
ΔE00 5.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#855C23 #234C85
analogous
#852B23 #855C23 #7D8523
triadic
#855C23 #23855C #5C2385
tetradic
#855C23 #23852B #234C85 #85237D
square
#855C23 #23852B #234C85 #85237D
split-complementary
#855C23 #237D85 #2B2385
monochromatic
#241909 #553A16 #855C23 #B57E30 #D19C51
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.91
#855C23 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.55
#855C23 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #855C23
5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##855C23 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##855C23 | 1.00 | 5.91 | 3.55 | 5.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6A5E1C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#746825
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#915250
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #855c23; /* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 92, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.090 71.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ac8a61',
500: '#855c23',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #855c23; $custom-light: #ac8a61; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#855c23",
"rgb": {
"r": 133,
"g": 92,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.898,
"s": 58.333,
"l": 32.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50756,
"c": 0.08998,
"h": 71.9
},
"luminance": 0.12762
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#855C23
secondary
#4F7AB5
accent
#87E246
background
#FBF8F5
surface
#F6F0EA
border
#D0CBC6
text
#110B05
muted
#807C79