#855E1A#855E1A

#855E1A is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.096 H 76.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855E1A
RGB	rgb(133, 94, 26)
HSL	hsl(38, 67%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(38, 80%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 29.3%, 80.5%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.87, 9.47, 42.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.87, 43.71, 77.49°)
OKLab	oklab(51.09% 0.0221 0.0931)
OKLCH	oklch(51.09% 0.096 76.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.8630, 13.0677, 2.7693)
Luminance	0.1307 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855E1A #1A4185

analogous

#85281A #855E1A #76851A

triadic

#855E1A #1A855E #5E1A85

tetradic

#855E1A #1A8528 #1A4185 #851A76

square

#855E1A #1A8528 #1A4185 #851A76

split-complementary

#855E1A #1A7685 #281A85

monochromatic

#1F1606 #523A10 #855E1A #B88224 #DAA240

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.81

#855E1A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.61

#855E1A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855E1A

5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855E1A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855E1A	1.00	5.81	3.61	5.81
#FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C600E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#76691D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#915351

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855e1a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 94, 26);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.096 76.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad8b5c',
    500: '#855e1a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855e1a;
$custom-light: #ad8b5c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855e1a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 26
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 38.131,
    "s": 67.296,
    "l": 31.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51093,
    "c": 0.09565,
    "h": 76.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13067
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855E1A

secondary

#426DB8

accent

#7DEA3E

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F6F0E9

border

#D0CBC5

text

#110C04

muted

#807D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #855E1A

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

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