#855D36#855D36

#855D36 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.076 H 64.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855D36
RGB	rgb(133, 93, 54)
HSL	hsl(30, 42%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(30, 59%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 30.1%, 59.4%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.89, 11.82, 28.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.89, 31.01, 67.60°)
OKLab	oklab(51.2% 0.0331 0.0679)
OKLCH	oklch(51.2% 0.076 64)
XYZ	xyz(14.2539, 13.0827, 5.2638)
Luminance	0.1308 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855D36 #365E85

analogous

#853637 #855D36 #858536

triadic

#855D36 #36855D #5D3685

tetradic

#855D36 #378536 #365E85 #853685

square

#855D36 #378536 #365E85 #853685

split-complementary

#855D36 #368585 #363785

monochromatic

#2E2013 #593F24 #855D36 #B17B48 #C59A70

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.81

#855D36 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#855D36 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855D36

5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855D36	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855D36	1.00	5.81	3.62	5.81
#FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A6033

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736937

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#905454

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855d36;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 93, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.076 64.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab8b6e',
    500: '#855d36',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855d36;
$custom-light: #ab8b6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855d36",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 29.62,
    "s": 42.246,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51203,
    "c": 0.07557,
    "h": 64
  },
  "luminance": 0.13082
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855D36

secondary

#698CAE

accent

#95D256

background

#FAF8F6

surface

#F4F0EC

border

#CECBC7

text

#100B07

muted

#7F7C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #855D36

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

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