#855C42#855C42

#855C42 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.066 H 53.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855C42
RGB	rgb(133, 92, 66)
HSL	hsl(23, 34%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(23, 50%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 30.8%, 50.4%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.82, 13.55, 21.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.82, 25.54, 57.96°)
OKLab	oklab(51.21% 0.0399 0.0531)
OKLCH	oklch(51.21% 0.066 53.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.4841, 13.0352, 6.9064)
Luminance	0.1303 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855C42 #426B85

analogous

#85424A #855C42 #857E42

triadic

#855C42 #42855C #5C4285

tetradic

#855C42 #4A8542 #426B85 #7E4285

square

#855C42 #4A8542 #426B85 #7E4285

split-complementary

#855C42 #42857E #424A85

monochromatic

#332319 #5C402E #855C42 #AC7958 #C09A81

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.82

#855C42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.61

#855C42 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855C42

5.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855C42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855C42	1.00	5.82	3.61	5.82
#FFFFFF	5.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#686040

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716942

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F5455

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855c42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 92, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.066 53.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab8a76',
    500: '#855c42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855c42;
$custom-light: #ab8a76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855c42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 23.284,
    "s": 33.668,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51209,
    "c": 0.06636,
    "h": 53.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13034
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855C42

secondary

#7897AB

accent

#A0CA5E

background

#FAF8F7

surface

#F4F0ED

border

#CECBC8

text

#100B08

muted

#7F7C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #855C42

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

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