#855C40#855C40

#855C40 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.068 H 54.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855C40
RGB	rgb(133, 92, 64)
HSL	hsl(24, 35%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(24, 52%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 30.8%, 51.9%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.78, 13.34, 22.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.78, 26.40, 59.64°)
OKLab	oklab(51.17% 0.039 0.0555)
OKLCH	oklch(51.17% 0.068 54.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.4262, 13.0121, 6.6013)
Luminance	0.1301 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855C40 #406985

analogous

#854046 #855C40 #857E40

triadic

#855C40 #40855C #5C4085

tetradic

#855C40 #468540 #406985 #7E4085

square

#855C40 #468540 #406985 #7E4085

split-complementary

#855C40 #40857E #404685

monochromatic

#322318 #5C3F2C #855C40 #AD7955 #C1997E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.83

#855C40 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.60

#855C40 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855C40

5.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855C40	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855C40	1.00	5.83	3.60	5.83
#FFFFFF	5.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#68603E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716940

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#905455

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855c40;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 92, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.068 54.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab8a75',
    500: '#855c40',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855c40;
$custom-light: #ab8a75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855c40",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 24.348,
    "s": 35.025,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51171,
    "c": 0.06787,
    "h": 54.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13011
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855C40

secondary

#7596AC

accent

#9ECB5D

background

#FAF8F7

surface

#F4F0ED

border

#CECBC8

text

#100B08

muted

#7F7C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #855C40

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

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