#855E39#855E39

#855E39 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.073 H 63.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855E39
RGB	rgb(133, 94, 57)
HSL	hsl(29, 40%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(29, 57%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 29.3%, 57.1%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.19, 11.49, 27.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.19, 29.66, 67.21°)
OKLab	oklab(51.46% 0.0325 0.0653)
OKLCH	oklch(51.46% 0.073 63.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.4149, 13.2884, 5.6758)
Luminance	0.1329 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855E39 #396085

analogous

#85393A #855E39 #858439

triadic

#855E39 #39855E #5E3985

tetradic

#855E39 #3A8539 #396085 #843985

square

#855E39 #3A8539 #396085 #843985

split-complementary

#855E39 #398584 #393A85

monochromatic

#2F2114 #5A4027 #855E39 #B07C4B #C49B75

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.74

#855E39 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.66

#855E39 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855E39

5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855E39	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855E39	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)

#6A6136

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746A3A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#905555

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855e39;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 94, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.073 63.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab8b70',
    500: '#855e39',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855e39;
$custom-light: #ab8b70;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855e39",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 29.211,
    "s": 40,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51456,
    "c": 0.07297,
    "h": 63.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13287
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855E39

secondary

#6D8EAD

accent

#95D058

background

#FAF8F6

surface

#F4F0EC

border

#CECBC7

text

#100C07

muted

#7F7D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #855E39

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

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