#855D38#855D38
#855D38 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.074 H 62.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #855D38 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(133, 93, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 41%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(29, 58%, 52%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 30.1%, 57.9%, 47.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.92, 11.99, 27.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.92, 30.07, 66.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.24% 0.0339 0.0657) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.24% 0.074 62.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.3018, 13.1019, 5.5163) |
| Luminance | 0.1310 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Cocoa
#875F42
ΔE00 2.86
Dirt Brown
#836539
ΔE00 5.14
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 5.52
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 5.72
Dark Taupe
#7F684E
ΔE00 6.73
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 6.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#855D38 #386085
analogous
#85383A #855D38 #858438
triadic
#855D38 #38855D #5D3885
tetradic
#855D38 #3A8538 #386085 #843885
square
#855D38 #3A8538 #386085 #843885
split-complementary
#855D38 #388584 #383A85
monochromatic
#2F2114 #5A3F26 #855D38 #B07B4A #C49A73
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.80
#855D38 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.62
#855D38 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #855D38
5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##855D38 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##855D38 | 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)
#6A6035
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#736939
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#905454
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #855d38; /* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 93, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.074 62.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ab8b6f',
500: '#855d38',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #855d38; $custom-light: #ab8b6f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#855d38",
"rgb": {
"r": 133,
"g": 93,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 28.831,
"s": 40.741,
"l": 37.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51235,
"c": 0.07394,
"h": 62.7
},
"luminance": 0.13101
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#855D38
secondary
#6C8EAD
accent
#96D157
background
#FAF8F6
surface
#F4F0EC
border
#CECBC7
text
#100C07
muted
#7F7D7A