#855E42#855E42

#855E42 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.066 H 56.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855E42
RGB	rgb(133, 94, 66)
HSL	hsl(25, 34%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(25, 50%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 29.3%, 50.4%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.34, 12.37, 22.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.34, 25.52, 61.01°)
OKLab	oklab(51.62% 0.0363 0.0546)
OKLCH	oklch(51.62% 0.066 56.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.6597, 13.3863, 6.9649)
Luminance	0.1338 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855E42 #426985

analogous

#854248 #855E42 #858042

triadic

#855E42 #42855E #5E4285

tetradic

#855E42 #488542 #426985 #804285

square

#855E42 #488542 #426985 #804285

split-complementary

#855E42 #428580 #424885

monochromatic

#332419 #5C412E #855E42 #AC7B58 #C09B81

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.71

#855E42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.68

#855E42 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855E42

5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855E42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855E42	1.00	5.71	3.68	5.71
#FFFFFF	5.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#696140

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736A42

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F5657

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855e42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 94, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.066 56.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab8b76',
    500: '#855e42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855e42;
$custom-light: #ab8b76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855e42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 25.075,
    "s": 33.668,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51616,
    "c": 0.06559,
    "h": 56.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13385
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855E42

secondary

#7896AB

accent

#9DCA5E

background

#FAF8F7

surface

#F4F0ED

border

#CECBC8

text

#100C08

muted

#7F7D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #855E42

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

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