#855E21#855E21

#855E21 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.091 H 74.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855E21
RGB	rgb(133, 94, 33)
HSL	hsl(37, 60%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(37, 75%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 29.3%, 75.2%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.92, 9.79, 39.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.92, 40.84, 76.13°)
OKLab	oklab(51.15% 0.024 0.0882)
OKLCH	oklch(51.15% 0.091 74.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.9510, 13.1029, 3.2329)
Luminance	0.1310 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855E21 #214885

analogous

#852C21 #855E21 #7A8521

triadic

#855E21 #21855E #5E2185

tetradic

#855E21 #21852C #214885 #85217A

square

#855E21 #21852C #214885 #85217A

split-complementary

#855E21 #217A85 #2C2185

monochromatic

#231909 #543B15 #855E21 #B6812D #D39F4D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.80

#855E21 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#855E21 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855E21

5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855E21	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855E21	1.00	5.80	3.62	5.80
#FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C6019

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#756923

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#915451

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855e21;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 94, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.091 74.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad8b60',
    500: '#855e21',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855e21;
$custom-light: #ad8b60;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855e21",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 36.6,
    "s": 60.241,
    "l": 32.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51151,
    "c": 0.09142,
    "h": 74.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13102
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855E21

secondary

#4C75B6

accent

#82E344

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F6F0EA

border

#D0CBC6

text

#110C05

muted

#807D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #855E21

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

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