#855F50#855F50

#855F50 is a mid, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.055 H 42.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855F50
RGB	rgb(133, 95, 80)
HSL	hsl(17, 25%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(17, 40%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 28.6%, 39.8%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.87, 13.40, 14.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.87, 19.90, 47.67°)
OKLab	oklab(52.12% 0.0407 0.0372)
OKLCH	oklch(52.12% 0.055 42.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.2136, 13.7511, 9.4408)
Luminance	0.1375 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855F50 #507685

analogous

#85505C #855F50 #857A50

triadic

#855F50 #50855F #5F5085

tetradic

#855F50 #5C8550 #507685 #7A5085

square

#855F50 #5C8550 #507685 #7A5085

split-complementary

#855F50 #50857A #505C85

monochromatic

#392822 #5F4439 #855F50 #A67C6C #BD9E92

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.60

#855F50 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#855F50 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855F50

5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855F50	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855F50	1.00	5.60	3.75	5.60
#FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#68634F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716B50

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E595B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855f50;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 95, 80);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.055 42.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8c81',
    500: '#855f50',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855f50;
$custom-light: #aa8c81;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855f50",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 80
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 16.981,
    "s": 24.883,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5212,
    "c": 0.05514,
    "h": 42.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1375
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855F50

secondary

#87A0AA

accent

#A8C166

background

#FAF8F7

surface

#F4F0EE

border

#CECBC9

text

#100C0A

muted

#7F7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #855F50

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

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