#855E2A#855E2A

#855E2A is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.085 H 71.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855E2A
RGB	rgb(133, 94, 42)
HSL	hsl(34, 52%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(34, 68%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 29.3%, 68.4%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.00, 10.32, 35.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.00, 36.79, 73.70°)
OKLab	oklab(51.25% 0.0268 0.0807)
OKLCH	oklch(51.25% 0.085 71.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.0944, 13.1602, 3.9879)
Luminance	0.1316 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855E2A #2A5185

analogous

#85312A #855E2A #7F852A

triadic

#855E2A #2A855E #5E2A85

tetradic

#855E2A #2A8531 #2A5185 #852A7F

square

#855E2A #2A8531 #2A5185 #852A7F

split-complementary

#855E2A #2A7F85 #312A85

monochromatic

#281C0D #563D1B #855E2A #B47F39 #CC9D5D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.78

#855E2A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.63

#855E2A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855E2A

5.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855E2A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855E2A	1.00	5.78	3.63	5.78
#FFFFFF	5.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C6024

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#75692B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#915453

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855e2a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 94, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.085 71.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac8b66',
    500: '#855e2a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855e2a;
$custom-light: #ac8b66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855e2a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 34.286,
    "s": 52,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51246,
    "c": 0.08506,
    "h": 71.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13159
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855E2A

secondary

#597FB2

accent

#8ADB4C

background

#FBF8F6

surface

#F6F0EB

border

#D0CBC6

text

#110C06

muted

#807D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #855E2A

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

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