#855C39#855C39

#855C39 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.073 H 60.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855C39
RGB	rgb(133, 92, 57)
HSL	hsl(28, 40%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(28, 57%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 30.8%, 57.1%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.67, 12.67, 26.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.67, 29.55, 64.61°)
OKLab	oklab(51.05% 0.0361 0.0639)
OKLCH	oklch(51.05% 0.073 60.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.2393, 12.9373, 5.6173)
Luminance	0.1294 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855C39 #396285

analogous

#85393C #855C39 #858239

triadic

#855C39 #39855C #5C3985

tetradic

#855C39 #3C8539 #396285 #823985

square

#855C39 #3C8539 #396285 #823985

split-complementary

#855C39 #398582 #393C85

monochromatic

#2F2114 #5A3E27 #855C39 #B07A4B #C49975

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#855C39 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#855C39 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855C39

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855C39	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855C39	1.00	5.85	3.59	5.85
#FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#695F36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726839

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#905353

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855c39;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 92, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.073 60.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab8a70',
    500: '#855c39',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855c39;
$custom-light: #ab8a70;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855c39",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 27.632,
    "s": 40,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51047,
    "c": 0.07334,
    "h": 60.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12936
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855C39

secondary

#6D8FAD

accent

#99D058

background

#FAF8F6

surface

#F4F0EC

border

#CECBC7

text

#100B07

muted

#7F7C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #855C39

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

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