#855E35#855E35

#855E35 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.076 H 66.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855E35
RGB	rgb(133, 94, 53)
HSL	hsl(31, 43%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(31, 60%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 29.3%, 60.2%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.14, 11.14, 29.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.14, 31.57, 69.33°)
OKLab	oklab(51.39% 0.0309 0.0697)
OKLCH	oklch(51.39% 0.076 66.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.3190, 13.2501, 5.1708)
Luminance	0.1325 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855E35 #355C85

analogous

#853635 #855E35 #848535

triadic

#855E35 #35855E #5E3585

tetradic

#855E35 #358536 #355C85 #853584

square

#855E35 #358536 #355C85 #853584

split-complementary

#855E35 #358485 #363585

monochromatic

#2D2012 #593F24 #855E35 #B17D46 #C69B6F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.75

#855E35 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.65

#855E35 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855E35

5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855E35	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855E35	1.00	5.75	3.65	5.75
#FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B6131

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746936

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#905554

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855e35;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 94, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.076 66.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab8b6d',
    500: '#855e35',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855e35;
$custom-light: #ab8b6d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855e35",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 30.75,
    "s": 43.011,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51393,
    "c": 0.07628,
    "h": 66.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13249
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855E35

secondary

#688AAE

accent

#92D355

background

#FAF8F6

surface

#F4F0EB

border

#CECBC6

text

#100C07

muted

#7F7D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #855E35

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

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