#855E50#855E50

#855E50 is a mid, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.056 H 40.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855E50
RGB	rgb(133, 94, 80)
HSL	hsl(16, 25%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(16, 40%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 29.3%, 39.8%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.61, 13.99, 14.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.61, 20.05, 45.73°)
OKLab	oklab(51.92% 0.0424 0.0364)
OKLCH	oklch(51.92% 0.056 40.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.1241, 13.5721, 9.4109)
Luminance	0.1357 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855E50 #507785

analogous

#85505D #855E50 #857950

triadic

#855E50 #50855E #5E5085

tetradic

#855E50 #5D8550 #507785 #795085

square

#855E50 #5D8550 #507785 #795085

split-complementary

#855E50 #508579 #505D85

monochromatic

#392822 #5F4339 #855E50 #A67B6C #BD9D92

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.65

#855E50 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.71

#855E50 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855E50

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855E50	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855E50	1.00	5.65	3.71	5.65
#FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#68624F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716A50

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E585A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855e50;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 94, 80);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.056 40.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8b81',
    500: '#855e50',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855e50;
$custom-light: #aa8b81;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855e50",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 80
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 15.849,
    "s": 24.883,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51917,
    "c": 0.05588,
    "h": 40.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13571
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855E50

secondary

#87A1AA

accent

#A9C166

background

#FAF8F7

surface

#F4F0EE

border

#CECBC9

text

#100C0A

muted

#7F7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #855E50

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

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