#855C36#855C36

#855C36 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.076 H 62.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855C36
RGB	rgb(133, 92, 54)
HSL	hsl(29, 42%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(29, 59%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 30.8%, 59.4%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.62, 12.41, 28.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.62, 30.95, 66.36°)
OKLab	oklab(51% 0.0348 0.0672)
OKLCH	oklch(51% 0.076 62.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.1667, 12.9083, 5.2347)
Luminance	0.1291 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855C36 #365F85

analogous

#853638 #855C36 #858436

triadic

#855C36 #36855C #5C3685

tetradic

#855C36 #388536 #365F85 #843685

square

#855C36 #388536 #365F85 #843685

split-complementary

#855C36 #368584 #363885

monochromatic

#2E2013 #593E24 #855C36 #B17A48 #C59970

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.86

#855C36 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#855C36 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855C36

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855C36	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855C36	1.00	5.86	3.58	5.86
#FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#695F33

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736837

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#905353

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855c36;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 92, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.076 62.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab8a6e',
    500: '#855c36',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855c36;
$custom-light: #ab8a6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855c36",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 28.861,
    "s": 42.246,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50998,
    "c": 0.07573,
    "h": 62.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12907
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855C36

secondary

#698DAE

accent

#96D256

background

#FAF8F6

surface

#F4F0EC

border

#CECBC7

text

#100B07

muted

#7F7C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #855C36

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

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