#855E41#855E41

#855E41 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.066 H 57.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855E41
RGB	rgb(133, 94, 65)
HSL	hsl(26, 34%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(26, 51%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 29.3%, 51.1%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.32, 12.26, 22.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.32, 25.97, 61.82°)
OKLab	oklab(51.6% 0.0359 0.0559)
OKLCH	oklch(51.6% 0.066 57.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.6304, 13.3746, 6.8110)
Luminance	0.1337 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855E41 #416885

analogous

#854146 #855E41 #858041

triadic

#855E41 #41855E #5E4185

tetradic

#855E41 #468541 #416885 #804185

square

#855E41 #468541 #416885 #804185

split-complementary

#855E41 #418580 #414685

monochromatic

#332419 #5C412D #855E41 #AD7B57 #C19B80

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.71

#855E41 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#855E41 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855E41

5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855E41	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855E41	1.00	5.71	3.67	5.71
#FFFFFF	5.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A613F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736A41

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F5657

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855e41;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 94, 65);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.066 57.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab8b76',
    500: '#855e41',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855e41;
$custom-light: #ab8b76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855e41",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 65
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 25.588,
    "s": 34.343,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51597,
    "c": 0.06639,
    "h": 57.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13374
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855E41

secondary

#7695AB

accent

#9CCA5D

background

#FAF8F7

surface

#F4F0ED

border

#CECBC8

text

#100C08

muted

#7F7D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #855E41

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

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