#855D37#855D37

#855D37 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.075 H 63.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855D37
RGB	rgb(133, 93, 55)
HSL	hsl(29, 41%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(29, 59%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 30.1%, 58.6%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.90, 11.90, 28.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.90, 30.54, 67.06°)
OKLab	oklab(51.22% 0.0335 0.0668)
OKLCH	oklch(51.22% 0.075 63.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.2776, 13.0922, 5.3888)
Luminance	0.1309 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855D37 #375F85

analogous

#853738 #855D37 #858437

triadic

#855D37 #37855D #5D3785

tetradic

#855D37 #388537 #375F85 #843785

square

#855D37 #388537 #375F85 #843785

split-complementary

#855D37 #378584 #373885

monochromatic

#2E2013 #5A3F25 #855D37 #B07B49 #C59A72

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.80

#855D37 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#855D37 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855D37

5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855D37	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855D37	1.00	5.80	3.62	5.80
#FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A6034

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736938

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#905454

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855d37;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 93, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.075 63.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab8b6f',
    500: '#855d37',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855d37;
$custom-light: #ab8b6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855d37",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 29.231,
    "s": 41.489,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51219,
    "c": 0.07476,
    "h": 63.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13091
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855D37

secondary

#6A8DAD

accent

#95D156

background

#FAF8F6

surface

#F4F0EC

border

#CECBC7

text

#100C07

muted

#7F7D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #855D37

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

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