#855E36#855E36

#855E36 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.075 H 65.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855E36
RGB	rgb(133, 94, 54)
HSL	hsl(30, 42%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(30, 59%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 29.3%, 59.4%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.15, 11.23, 28.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.15, 31.09, 68.83°)
OKLab	oklab(51.41% 0.0313 0.0687)
OKLCH	oklch(51.41% 0.075 65.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.3422, 13.2594, 5.2932)
Luminance	0.1326 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855E36 #365D85

analogous

#853736 #855E36 #858536

triadic

#855E36 #36855E #5E3685

tetradic

#855E36 #368537 #365D85 #853685

square

#855E36 #368537 #365D85 #853685

split-complementary

#855E36 #368585 #373685

monochromatic

#2E2013 #593F24 #855E36 #B17D48 #C59B70

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.75

#855E36 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.65

#855E36 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855E36

5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855E36	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855E36	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)

#6B6133

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746A37

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#905554

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855e36;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 94, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.075 65.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab8b6e',
    500: '#855e36',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855e36;
$custom-light: #ab8b6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855e36",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 30.38,
    "s": 42.246,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51408,
    "c": 0.07546,
    "h": 65.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13258
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855E36

secondary

#698BAE

accent

#93D256

background

#FAF8F6

surface

#F4F0EC

border

#CECBC7

text

#100C07

muted

#7F7D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #855E36

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

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