#855E23#855E23

#855E23 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.090 H 74.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855E23
RGB	rgb(133, 94, 35)
HSL	hsl(36, 58%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(36, 74%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 29.3%, 73.7%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.94, 9.90, 38.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.94, 39.97, 75.66°)
OKLab	oklab(51.17% 0.0246 0.0867)
OKLCH	oklch(51.17% 0.09 74.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.9799, 13.1144, 3.3848)
Luminance	0.1311 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855E23 #234A85

analogous

#852D23 #855E23 #7B8523

triadic

#855E23 #23855E #5E2385

tetradic

#855E23 #23852D #234A85 #85237B

square

#855E23 #23852D #234A85 #85237B

split-complementary

#855E23 #237B85 #2D2385

monochromatic

#241A09 #553C16 #855E23 #B58030 #D19E51

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.80

#855E23 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#855E23 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855E23

5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855E23	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855E23	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)

#6C601C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#756925

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#915452

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855e23;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 94, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.090 74.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac8b61',
    500: '#855e23',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855e23;
$custom-light: #ac8b61;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855e23",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 36.122,
    "s": 58.333,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5117,
    "c": 0.09009,
    "h": 74.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13113
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855E23

secondary

#4F77B5

accent

#84E246

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F6F0EA

border

#D0CBC6

text

#110C05

muted

#807D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #855E23

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

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