#855E2E#855E2E

#855E2E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.082 H 69.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855E2E
RGB	rgb(133, 94, 46)
HSL	hsl(33, 49%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(33, 65%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 29.3%, 65.4%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.05, 10.60, 33.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.05, 34.91, 72.32°)
OKLab	oklab(51.3% 0.0283 0.0769)
OKLCH	oklch(51.3% 0.082 69.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.1696, 13.1903, 4.3839)
Luminance	0.1319 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855E2E #2E5585

analogous

#85322E #855E2E #81852E

triadic

#855E2E #2E855E #5E2E85

tetradic

#855E2E #2E8532 #2E5585 #852E81

square

#855E2E #2E8532 #2E5585 #852E81

split-complementary

#855E2E #2E8185 #322E85

monochromatic

#2A1E0F #583E1E #855E2E #B27E3E #C99C64

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.77

#855E2E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.64

#855E2E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855E2E

5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855E2E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855E2E	1.00	5.77	3.64	5.77
#FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B6029

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#74692F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#905553

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855e2e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 94, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.082 69.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac8b68',
    500: '#855e2e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855e2e;
$custom-light: #ac8b68;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855e2e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 33.103,
    "s": 48.603,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51295,
    "c": 0.08197,
    "h": 69.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13189
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855E2E

secondary

#5F83B0

accent

#8DD850

background

#FAF8F6

surface

#F5F0EB

border

#CFCBC6

text

#110C06

muted

#807D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #855E2E

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

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