#855E2B#855E2B

#855E2B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.084 H 71.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855E2B
RGB	rgb(133, 94, 43)
HSL	hsl(34, 51%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(34, 68%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 29.3%, 67.7%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.01, 10.39, 34.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.01, 36.32, 73.38°)
OKLab	oklab(51.26% 0.0272 0.0798)
OKLCH	oklch(51.26% 0.084 71.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.1125, 13.1675, 4.0833)
Luminance	0.1317 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855E2B #2B5285

analogous

#85312B #855E2B #7F852B

triadic

#855E2B #2B855E #5E2B85

tetradic

#855E2B #2B8531 #2B5285 #852B7F

square

#855E2B #2B8531 #2B5285 #852B7F

split-complementary

#855E2B #2B7F85 #312B85

monochromatic

#291D0D #573D1C #855E2B #B37F3A #CB9C5F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.78

#855E2B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.63

#855E2B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855E2B

5.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855E2B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855E2B	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)

#6C6026

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#75692C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#915453

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855e2b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 94, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.084 71.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac8b66',
    500: '#855e2b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855e2b;
$custom-light: #ac8b66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855e2b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 34,
    "s": 51.136,
    "l": 34.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51257,
    "c": 0.0843,
    "h": 71.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13166
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855E2B

secondary

#5B80B1

accent

#8ADB4D

background

#FBF8F6

surface

#F6F0EB

border

#D0CBC6

text

#110C06

muted

#807D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #855E2B

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

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