#855C38#855C38

#855C38 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.074 H 61.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855C38
RGB	rgb(133, 92, 56)
HSL	hsl(28, 41%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(28, 58%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 30.8%, 57.9%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.65, 12.58, 27.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.65, 30.02, 65.22°)
OKLab	oklab(51.03% 0.0357 0.065)
OKLCH	oklch(51.03% 0.074 61.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.2146, 12.9275, 5.4872)
Luminance	0.1293 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855C38 #386185

analogous

#85383A #855C38 #858338

triadic

#855C38 #38855C #5C3885

tetradic

#855C38 #3A8538 #386185 #833885

square

#855C38 #3A8538 #386185 #833885

split-complementary

#855C38 #388583 #383A85

monochromatic

#2F2014 #5A3E26 #855C38 #B07A4A #C49973

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.86

#855C38 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#855C38 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855C38

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855C38	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855C38	1.00	5.86	3.59	5.86
#FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#695F35

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726838

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#905353

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855c38;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 92, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.074 61.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab8a6f',
    500: '#855c38',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855c38;
$custom-light: #ab8a6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855c38",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 28.052,
    "s": 40.741,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5103,
    "c": 0.07413,
    "h": 61.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12926
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855C38

secondary

#6C8FAD

accent

#98D157

background

#FAF8F6

surface

#F4F0EC

border

#CECBC7

text

#100B07

muted

#7F7C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #855C38

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

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