#855E1B#855E1B

#855E1B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.095 H 76.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855E1B
RGB	rgb(133, 94, 27)
HSL	hsl(38, 66%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(38, 80%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 29.3%, 79.7%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.87, 9.51, 42.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.87, 43.32, 77.32°)
OKLab	oklab(51.1% 0.0223 0.0924)
OKLCH	oklch(51.1% 0.095 76.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.8744, 13.0722, 2.8292)
Luminance	0.1307 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855E1B #1B4285

analogous

#85291B #855E1B #77851B

triadic

#855E1B #1B855E #5E1B85

tetradic

#855E1B #1B8529 #1B4285 #851B77

square

#855E1B #1B8529 #1B4285 #851B77

split-complementary

#855E1B #1B7785 #291B85

monochromatic

#1F1606 #523A11 #855E1B #B88225 #D9A142

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.81

#855E1B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.61

#855E1B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855E1B

5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855E1B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855E1B	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)

#6C6010

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#76691E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#915351

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855e1b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 94, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.095 76.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad8b5d',
    500: '#855e1b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855e1b;
$custom-light: #ad8b5d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855e1b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 37.925,
    "s": 66.25,
    "l": 31.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.511,
    "c": 0.09509,
    "h": 76.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13071
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855E1B

secondary

#446EB8

accent

#7DE93F

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F6F0E9

border

#D0CBC5

text

#110C04

muted

#807D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #855E1B

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

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