#855E37#855E37

#855E37 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.075 H 64.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855E37
RGB	rgb(133, 94, 55)
HSL	hsl(30, 41%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(30, 59%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 29.3%, 58.6%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.17, 11.32, 28.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.17, 30.61, 68.31°)
OKLab	oklab(51.42% 0.0317 0.0676)
OKLCH	oklch(51.42% 0.075 64.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.3660, 13.2689, 5.4182)
Luminance	0.1327 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855E37 #375E85

analogous

#853737 #855E37 #858537

triadic

#855E37 #37855E #5E3785

tetradic

#855E37 #378537 #375E85 #853785

square

#855E37 #378537 #375E85 #853785

split-complementary

#855E37 #378585 #373785

monochromatic

#2E2113 #5A3F25 #855E37 #B07D49 #C59B72

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.75

#855E37 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.65

#855E37 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855E37

5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855E37	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855E37	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)

#6B6134

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746A38

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#905555

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855e37;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 94, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.075 64.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab8b6f',
    500: '#855e37',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855e37;
$custom-light: #ab8b6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855e37",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 30,
    "s": 41.489,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51424,
    "c": 0.07463,
    "h": 64.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13268
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855E37

secondary

#6A8CAD

accent

#94D156

background

#FAF8F6

surface

#F4F0EC

border

#CECBC7

text

#100C07

muted

#7F7D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #855E37

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

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