#855F21#855F21

#855F21 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.092 H 75.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855F21
RGB	rgb(133, 95, 33)
HSL	hsl(37, 60%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(37, 75%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 28.6%, 75.2%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.19, 9.21, 39.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.19, 40.97, 77.02°)
OKLab	oklab(51.36% 0.0222 0.0888)
OKLCH	oklch(51.36% 0.092 75.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.0405, 13.2819, 3.2627)
Luminance	0.1328 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855F21 #214785

analogous

#852D21 #855F21 #798521

triadic

#855F21 #21855F #5F2185

tetradic

#855F21 #21852D #214785 #852179

square

#855F21 #21852D #214785 #852179

split-complementary

#855F21 #217985 #2D2185

monochromatic

#231909 #543C15 #855F21 #B6822D #D3A04D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.74

#855F21 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.66

#855F21 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855F21

5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855F21	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855F21	1.00	5.74	3.66	5.74
#FFFFFF	5.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D6119

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766A23

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#915552

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855f21;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 95, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.092 75.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac8c60',
    500: '#855f21',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855f21;
$custom-light: #ac8c60;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855f21",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 37.2,
    "s": 60.241,
    "l": 32.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5136,
    "c": 0.09155,
    "h": 75.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13281
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855F21

secondary

#4C74B6

accent

#81E344

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F6F0EA

border

#D0CBC6

text

#110C05

muted

#807D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #855F21

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

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