#855F42#855F42

#855F42 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.065 H 58.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855F42
RGB	rgb(133, 95, 66)
HSL	hsl(26, 34%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(26, 50%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 28.6%, 50.4%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.60, 11.78, 22.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.60, 25.54, 62.54°)
OKLab	oklab(51.82% 0.0346 0.0554)
OKLCH	oklch(51.82% 0.065 58)
XYZ	xyz(14.7492, 13.5653, 6.9947)
Luminance	0.1356 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855F42 #426885

analogous

#854247 #855F42 #858142

triadic

#855F42 #42855F #5F4285

tetradic

#855F42 #478542 #426885 #814285

square

#855F42 #478542 #426885 #814285

split-complementary

#855F42 #428581 #424785

monochromatic

#332519 #5C422E #855F42 #AC7C58 #C09C81

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.66

#855F42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.71

#855F42 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855F42

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855F42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855F42	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)

#6A6240

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736A42

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F5758

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855f42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 95, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.065 58.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab8c76',
    500: '#855f42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855f42;
$custom-light: #ab8c76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855f42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 25.97,
    "s": 33.668,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51821,
    "c": 0.0653,
    "h": 58
  },
  "luminance": 0.13564
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855F42

secondary

#7895AB

accent

#9BCA5E

background

#FAF8F7

surface

#F4F0ED

border

#CECBC8

text

#100C08

muted

#7F7D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #855F42

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

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