#855F40#855F40

#855F40 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.067 H 59.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855F40
RGB	rgb(133, 95, 64)
HSL	hsl(27, 35%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(27, 52%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 28.6%, 51.9%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.57, 11.57, 23.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.57, 26.45, 64.06°)
OKLab	oklab(51.78% 0.0337 0.0578)
OKLCH	oklch(51.78% 0.067 59.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.6912, 13.5422, 6.6896)
Luminance	0.1354 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855F40 #406685

analogous

#854043 #855F40 #858140

triadic

#855F40 #40855F #5F4085

tetradic

#855F40 #438540 #406685 #814085

square

#855F40 #438540 #406685 #814085

split-complementary

#855F40 #408581 #404385

monochromatic

#322418 #5C412C #855F40 #AD7D55 #C19C7E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.66

#855F40 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.71

#855F40 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855F40

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855F40	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855F40	1.00	5.66	3.71	5.66
#FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B623E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736A40

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F5757

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855f40;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 95, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.067 59.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab8c75',
    500: '#855f40',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855f40;
$custom-light: #ab8c75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855f40",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 26.957,
    "s": 35.025,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51783,
    "c": 0.06695,
    "h": 59.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13541
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855F40

secondary

#7593AC

accent

#99CB5D

background

#FAF8F7

surface

#F4F0ED

border

#CECBC8

text

#100C08

muted

#7F7D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #855F40

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

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