#855D40#855D40

#855D40 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.068 H 56.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855D40
RGB	rgb(133, 93, 64)
HSL	hsl(25, 35%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(25, 52%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 30.1%, 51.9%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.04, 12.75, 23.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.04, 26.40, 61.11°)
OKLab	oklab(51.37% 0.0372 0.0563)
OKLCH	oklch(51.37% 0.068 56.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.5134, 13.1865, 6.6303)
Luminance	0.1318 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855D40 #406885

analogous

#854045 #855D40 #857F40

triadic

#855D40 #40855D #5D4085

tetradic

#855D40 #458540 #406885 #7F4085

square

#855D40 #458540 #406885 #7F4085

split-complementary

#855D40 #40857F #404585

monochromatic

#322318 #5C402C #855D40 #AD7A55 #C19A7E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.77

#855D40 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.64

#855D40 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855D40

5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855D40	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855D40	1.00	5.77	3.64	5.77
#FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#69603E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726940

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#905556

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855d40;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 93, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.068 56.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab8b75',
    500: '#855d40',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855d40;
$custom-light: #ab8b75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855d40",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 25.217,
    "s": 35.025,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51374,
    "c": 0.0675,
    "h": 56.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13185
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855D40

secondary

#7595AC

accent

#9DCB5D

background

#FAF8F7

surface

#F4F0ED

border

#CECBC8

text

#100C08

muted

#7F7D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #855D40

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

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