#855F49#855F49

#855F49 is a mid, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.060 H 51.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855F49
RGB	rgb(133, 95, 73)
HSL	hsl(22, 29%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(22, 45%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 28.6%, 45.1%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.73, 12.55, 18.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.73, 22.52, 56.14°)
OKLab	oklab(51.96% 0.0376 0.0465)
OKLCH	oklch(51.96% 0.06 51.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.9683, 13.6530, 8.1489)
Luminance	0.1365 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855F49 #496F85

analogous

#854951 #855F49 #857D49

triadic

#855F49 #49855F #5F4985

tetradic

#855F49 #518549 #496F85 #7D4985

square

#855F49 #518549 #496F85 #7D4985

split-complementary

#855F49 #49857D #495185

monochromatic

#36271E #5D4333 #855F49 #A97C62 #BF9D8A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.63

#855F49 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.73

#855F49 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855F49

5.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855F49	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855F49	1.00	5.63	3.73	5.63
#FFFFFF	5.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#696247

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726B49

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F5859

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855f49;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 95, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.060 51.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8c7c',
    500: '#855f49',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855f49;
$custom-light: #aa8c7c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855f49",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 22,
    "s": 29.126,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51962,
    "c": 0.05982,
    "h": 51.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13652
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855F49

secondary

#7F9BAB

accent

#A1C562

background

#FAF8F7

surface

#F4F0EE

border

#CECBC9

text

#100C09

muted

#7F7D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #855F49

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

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