#855F38#855F38

#855F38 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.074 H 65.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855F38
RGB	rgb(133, 95, 56)
HSL	hsl(30, 41%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(30, 58%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 28.6%, 57.9%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.44, 10.81, 28.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.44, 30.22, 69.04°)
OKLab	oklab(51.65% 0.0304 0.0672)
OKLCH	oklch(51.65% 0.074 65.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.4797, 13.4576, 5.5756)
Luminance	0.1346 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855F38 #385E85

analogous

#853938 #855F38 #858538

triadic

#855F38 #38855F #5F3885

tetradic

#855F38 #388539 #385E85 #853885

square

#855F38 #388539 #385E85 #853885

split-complementary

#855F38 #388585 #393885

monochromatic

#2F2114 #5A4026 #855F38 #B07E4A #C49C73

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.69

#855F38 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.69

#855F38 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855F38

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855F38	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855F38	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)

#6B6135

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746A39

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#905656

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855f38;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 95, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.074 65.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab8c6f',
    500: '#855f38',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855f38;
$custom-light: #ab8c6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855f38",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 30.39,
    "s": 40.741,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51646,
    "c": 0.0737,
    "h": 65.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13456
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855F38

secondary

#6C8CAD

accent

#93D157

background

#FAF8F6

surface

#F4F0EC

border

#CECBC7

text

#100C07

muted

#7F7D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #855F38

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

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