#855E48#855E48

#855E48 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.061 H 50.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855E48
RGB	rgb(133, 94, 72)
HSL	hsl(22, 30%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(22, 46%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 29.3%, 45.9%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.45, 13.03, 18.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.45, 22.97, 55.46°)
OKLab	oklab(51.74% 0.0389 0.047)
OKLCH	oklch(51.74% 0.061 50.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.8459, 13.4608, 7.9459)
Luminance	0.1346 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855E48 #486F85

analogous

#854851 #855E48 #857C48

triadic

#855E48 #48855E #5E4885

tetradic

#855E48 #518548 #486F85 #7C4885

square

#855E48 #518548 #486F85 #7C4885

split-complementary

#855E48 #48857C #485185

monochromatic

#36261D #5D4233 #855E48 #A97B61 #BF9C89

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.69

#855E48 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.69

#855E48 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855E48

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855E48	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855E48	1.00	5.69	3.69	5.69
#FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#696246

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726A48

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F5758

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855e48;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 94, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.061 50.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8b7b',
    500: '#855e48',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855e48;
$custom-light: #aa8b7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855e48",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 21.639,
    "s": 29.756,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51737,
    "c": 0.06104,
    "h": 50.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1346
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855E48

secondary

#7E9BAB

accent

#A2C662

background

#FAF8F7

surface

#F4F0ED

border

#CECBC8

text

#100C09

muted

#7F7D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #855E48

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

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