#855D23#855D23

#855D23 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.090 H 73.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855D23
RGB	rgb(133, 93, 35)
HSL	hsl(36, 58%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(36, 74%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 30.1%, 73.7%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.67, 10.49, 38.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.67, 39.86, 74.74°)
OKLab	oklab(50.96% 0.0263 0.0861)
OKLCH	oklch(50.96% 0.09 73)
XYZ	xyz(13.8915, 12.9377, 3.3554)
Luminance	0.1294 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855D23 #234B85

analogous

#852C23 #855D23 #7C8523

triadic

#855D23 #23855D #5D2385

tetradic

#855D23 #23852C #234B85 #85237C

square

#855D23 #23852C #234B85 #85237C

split-complementary

#855D23 #237C85 #2C2385

monochromatic

#241909 #553B16 #855D23 #B57F30 #D19D51

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#855D23 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#855D23 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855D23

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855D23	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855D23	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)

#6B5F1C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#756925

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#915351

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855d23;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 93, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.090 73.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac8a61',
    500: '#855d23',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855d23;
$custom-light: #ac8a61;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855d23",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 35.51,
    "s": 58.333,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50962,
    "c": 0.09002,
    "h": 73
  },
  "luminance": 0.12937
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855D23

secondary

#4F79B5

accent

#86E246

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F6F0EA

border

#D0CBC6

text

#110B05

muted

#807C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #855D23

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

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