#855D3D#855D3D

#855D3D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.070 H 59.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855D3D
RGB	rgb(133, 93, 61)
HSL	hsl(27, 37%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(27, 54%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 30.1%, 54.1%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.99, 12.46, 24.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.99, 27.75, 63.33°)
OKLab	oklab(51.32% 0.036 0.0599)
OKLCH	oklch(51.32% 0.07 59)
XYZ	xyz(14.4303, 13.1532, 6.1928)
Luminance	0.1315 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855D3D #3D6585

analogous

#853D41 #855D3D #85813D

triadic

#855D3D #3D855D #5D3D85

tetradic

#855D3D #41853D #3D6585 #813D85

square

#855D3D #41853D #3D6585 #813D85

split-complementary

#855D3D #3D8581 #3D4185

monochromatic

#312217 #5B402A #855D3D #AF7A50 #C29A7A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.78

#855D3D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.63

#855D3D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855D3D

5.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855D3D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855D3D	1.00	5.78	3.63	5.78
#FFFFFF	5.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#69603A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#72693D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#905555

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855d3d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 93, 61);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.070 59.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab8b73',
    500: '#855d3d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855d3d;
$custom-light: #ab8b73;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855d3d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 61
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 26.667,
    "s": 37.113,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51319,
    "c": 0.06989,
    "h": 59
  },
  "luminance": 0.13152
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855D3D

secondary

#7292AC

accent

#9ACD5B

background

#FAF8F7

surface

#F4F0ED

border

#CECBC8

text

#100C08

muted

#7F7D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #855D3D

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

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