#855E49#855E49

#855E49 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.060 H 49.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855E49
RGB	rgb(133, 94, 73)
HSL	hsl(21, 29%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(21, 45%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 29.3%, 45.1%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.47, 13.14, 18.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.47, 22.57, 54.40°)
OKLab	oklab(51.76% 0.0394 0.0457)
OKLCH	oklch(51.76% 0.06 49.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.8788, 13.4740, 8.1191)
Luminance	0.1347 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855E49 #497085

analogous

#854952 #855E49 #857C49

triadic

#855E49 #49855E #5E4985

tetradic

#855E49 #528549 #497085 #7C4985

square

#855E49 #528549 #497085 #7C4985

split-complementary

#855E49 #49857C #495285

monochromatic

#36261E #5D4233 #855E49 #A97B62 #BF9C8A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.68

#855E49 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.69

#855E49 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855E49

5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855E49	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855E49	1.00	5.68	3.69	5.68
#FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#696247

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726A49

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F5759

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855e49;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 94, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.060 49.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8b7c',
    500: '#855e49',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855e49;
$custom-light: #aa8b7c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855e49",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 21,
    "s": 29.126,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51758,
    "c": 0.06033,
    "h": 49.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13473
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855E49

secondary

#7F9BAB

accent

#A3C562

background

#FAF8F7

surface

#F4F0EE

border

#CECBC9

text

#100C09

muted

#7F7D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #855E49

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

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