#855D42#855D42

#855D42 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.066 H 54.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855D42
RGB	rgb(133, 93, 66)
HSL	hsl(24, 34%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(24, 50%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 30.1%, 50.4%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.08, 12.96, 21.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.08, 25.52, 59.48°)
OKLab	oklab(51.41% 0.0381 0.0538)
OKLCH	oklch(51.41% 0.066 54.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.5713, 13.2096, 6.9355)
Luminance	0.1321 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855D42 #426A85

analogous

#854249 #855D42 #857F42

triadic

#855D42 #42855D #5D4285

tetradic

#855D42 #498542 #426A85 #7F4285

square

#855D42 #498542 #426A85 #7F4285

split-complementary

#855D42 #42857F #424985

monochromatic

#332419 #5C402E #855D42 #AC7A58 #C09B81

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.77

#855D42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.64

#855D42 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855D42

5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855D42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855D42	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)

#686140

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726942

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F5556

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855d42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 93, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.066 54.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab8b76',
    500: '#855d42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855d42;
$custom-light: #ab8b76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855d42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 24.179,
    "s": 33.668,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51412,
    "c": 0.06595,
    "h": 54.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13209
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855D42

secondary

#7896AB

accent

#9ECA5E

background

#FAF8F7

surface

#F4F0ED

border

#CECBC8

text

#100C08

muted

#7F7D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #855D42

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

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