#855E3C#855E3C

#855E3C is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.070 H 61.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855E3C
RGB	rgb(133, 94, 60)
HSL	hsl(28, 38%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(28, 55%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 29.3%, 54.9%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.24, 11.77, 25.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.24, 28.26, 65.38°)
OKLab	oklab(51.51% 0.0338 0.0619)
OKLCH	oklch(51.51% 0.07 61.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.4920, 13.3193, 6.0817)
Luminance	0.1332 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855E3C #3C6385

analogous

#853C3E #855E3C #85823C

triadic

#855E3C #3C855E #5E3C85

tetradic

#855E3C #3E853C #3C6385 #823C85

square

#855E3C #3E853C #3C6385 #823C85

split-complementary

#855E3C #3C8582 #3C3E85

monochromatic

#312216 #5B4029 #855E3C #AF7C4F #C39B79

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.73

#855E3C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.66

#855E3C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855E3C

5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855E3C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855E3C	1.00	5.73	3.66	5.73
#FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A6139

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736A3C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#905656

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855e3c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 94, 60);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.070 61.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab8b72',
    500: '#855e3c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855e3c;
$custom-light: #ab8b72;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855e3c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 60
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 27.945,
    "s": 37.824,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51506,
    "c": 0.07047,
    "h": 61.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13318
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855E3C

secondary

#7190AC

accent

#98CE5A

background

#FAF8F6

surface

#F4F0EC

border

#CECBC7

text

#100C08

muted

#7F7D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #855E3C

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

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