#855E40#855E40

#855E40 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.067 H 58.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855E40
RGB	rgb(133, 94, 64)
HSL	hsl(26, 35%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(26, 52%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 29.3%, 51.9%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.31, 12.16, 23.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.31, 26.42, 62.59°)
OKLab	oklab(51.58% 0.0355 0.0571)
OKLCH	oklch(51.58% 0.067 58.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.6017, 13.3632, 6.6598)
Luminance	0.1336 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855E40 #406785

analogous

#854044 #855E40 #858040

triadic

#855E40 #40855E #5E4085

tetradic

#855E40 #448540 #406785 #804085

square

#855E40 #448540 #406785 #804085

split-complementary

#855E40 #408580 #404485

monochromatic

#322418 #5C412C #855E40 #AD7B55 #C19B7E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.72

#855E40 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#855E40 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855E40

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855E40	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855E40	1.00	5.72	3.67	5.72
#FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A613E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736A40

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F5656

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855e40;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 94, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.067 58.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab8b75',
    500: '#855e40',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855e40;
$custom-light: #ab8b75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855e40",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 26.087,
    "s": 35.025,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51578,
    "c": 0.0672,
    "h": 58.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13362
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855E40

secondary

#7594AC

accent

#9BCB5D

background

#FAF8F7

surface

#F4F0ED

border

#CECBC8

text

#100C08

muted

#7F7D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #855E40

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

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