#855E38#855E38

#855E38 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.074 H 64.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855E38
RGB	rgb(133, 94, 56)
HSL	hsl(30, 41%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(30, 58%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 29.3%, 57.9%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.18, 11.40, 27.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.18, 30.14, 67.77°)
OKLab	oklab(51.44% 0.0321 0.0664)
OKLCH	oklch(51.44% 0.074 64.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.3902, 13.2786, 5.5457)
Luminance	0.1328 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855E38 #385F85

analogous

#853839 #855E38 #858538

triadic

#855E38 #38855E #5E3885

tetradic

#855E38 #398538 #385F85 #853885

square

#855E38 #398538 #385F85 #853885

split-complementary

#855E38 #388585 #383985

monochromatic

#2F2114 #5A4026 #855E38 #B07C4A #C49B73

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.74

#855E38 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.66

#855E38 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855E38

5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855E38	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855E38	1.00	5.74	3.66	5.74
#FFFFFF	5.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A6135

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746A39

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#905555

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855e38;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 94, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.074 64.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab8b6f',
    500: '#855e38',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855e38;
$custom-light: #ab8b6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855e38",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 29.61,
    "s": 40.741,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5144,
    "c": 0.07379,
    "h": 64.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13277
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855E38

secondary

#6C8DAD

accent

#95D157

background

#FAF8F6

surface

#F4F0EC

border

#CECBC7

text

#100C07

muted

#7F7D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #855E38

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

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