#855D21#855D21

#855D21 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.091 H 73.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855D21
RGB	rgb(133, 93, 33)
HSL	hsl(36, 60%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(36, 75%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 30.1%, 75.2%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.65, 10.38, 39.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.65, 40.73, 75.23°)
OKLab	oklab(50.94% 0.0257 0.0877)
OKLCH	oklch(50.94% 0.091 73.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.8627, 12.9262, 3.2034)
Luminance	0.1293 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855D21 #214985

analogous

#852B21 #855D21 #7B8521

triadic

#855D21 #21855D #5D2185

tetradic

#855D21 #21852B #214985 #85217B

square

#855D21 #21852B #214985 #85217B

split-complementary

#855D21 #217B85 #2B2185

monochromatic

#231809 #543B15 #855D21 #B67F2D #D39E4D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.86

#855D21 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#855D21 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855D21

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855D21	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855D21	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)

#6B5F19

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#756923

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#915351

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855d21;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 93, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.091 73.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad8a60',
    500: '#855d21',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855d21;
$custom-light: #ad8a60;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855d21",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 36,
    "s": 60.241,
    "l": 32.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50943,
    "c": 0.09134,
    "h": 73.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12925
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855D21

secondary

#4C76B6

accent

#84E344

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F6F0EA

border

#D0CBC6

text

#110B05

muted

#807C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #855D21

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

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