#855E1C#855E1C

#855E1C is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.095 H 76.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855E1C
RGB	rgb(133, 94, 28)
HSL	hsl(38, 65%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(38, 79%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 29.3%, 78.9%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.88, 9.55, 41.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.88, 42.93, 77.14°)
OKLab	oklab(51.11% 0.0226 0.0918)
OKLCH	oklch(51.11% 0.095 76.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.8862, 13.0769, 2.8911)
Luminance	0.1308 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855E1C #1C4385

analogous

#852A1C #855E1C #78851C

triadic

#855E1C #1C855E #5E1C85

tetradic

#855E1C #1C852A #1C4385 #851C78

square

#855E1C #1C852A #1C4385 #851C78

split-complementary

#855E1C #1C7885 #2A1C85

monochromatic

#201707 #523A11 #855E1C #B88227 #D8A144

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.81

#855E1C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#855E1C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855E1C

5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855E1C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855E1C	1.00	5.81	3.62	5.81
#FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C6012

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#76691E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#915351

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855e1c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 94, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.095 76.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad8b5d',
    500: '#855e1c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855e1c;
$custom-light: #ad8b5d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855e1c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 37.714,
    "s": 65.217,
    "l": 31.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51108,
    "c": 0.09451,
    "h": 76.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13076
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855E1C

secondary

#4570B8

accent

#7EE840

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F6F0E9

border

#D0CBC5

text

#110C04

muted

#807D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #855E1C

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

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