#855E3E#855E3E

#855E3E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.069 H 59.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855E3E
RGB	rgb(133, 94, 62)
HSL	hsl(27, 36%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(27, 53%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 29.3%, 53.4%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.27, 11.96, 24.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.27, 27.33, 64.04°)
OKLab	oklab(51.54% 0.0346 0.0595)
OKLCH	oklch(51.54% 0.069 59.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.5458, 13.3408, 6.3654)
Luminance	0.1334 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855E3E #3E6585

analogous

#853E42 #855E3E #85813E

triadic

#855E3E #3E855E #5E3E85

tetradic

#855E3E #42853E #3E6585 #813E85

square

#855E3E #42853E #3E6585 #813E85

split-complementary

#855E3E #3E8581 #3E4285

monochromatic

#322317 #5B402B #855E3E #AE7C52 #C29B7C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.73

#855E3E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#855E3E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855E3E

5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855E3E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855E3E	1.00	5.73	3.67	5.73
#FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A613B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736A3E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#905656

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855e3e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 94, 62);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.069 59.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab8b74',
    500: '#855e3e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855e3e;
$custom-light: #ab8b74;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855e3e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 62
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 27.042,
    "s": 36.41,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51542,
    "c": 0.06883,
    "h": 59.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1334
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855E3E

secondary

#7392AC

accent

#99CC5B

background

#FAF8F7

surface

#F4F0ED

border

#CECBC8

text

#100C08

muted

#7F7D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #855E3E

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

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