#855506

Color #855506

A vivid, highly saturated dark orange.

Closest named color Saddle Brown #8b4513 · ΔE 14.04 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-800 #894b00 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#855506

RGB

rgb(133, 85, 6)

HSL

hsl(37.3, 91.4%, 27.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(37.3, 95.5%, 52.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 36.1%, 95.5%, 47.8%)

LAB

lab(40.41, 14.19, 47.17)

LCH

lch(40.41, 49.26, 73.26)

OKLCH

oklch(49.2%, 0.1036, 70.95)

HWB

hwb(37.3, 2.4%, 47.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#063685

Analogous

#851506

#855506

#768506

Triadic

#855506

#068555

#550685

Split-complementary

#855506

#067685

#150685

Tetradic

#855506

#368506

#063685

#550685

Square

#855506

#068515

#063685

#850676

Shades

Color #855506 mixed toward black.

#6f4705

#593904

#432b03

#2c1c02

#160e01

Tints

Color #855506 mixed toward white.

#c07b09

#f49f12

#f7b74e

#facf89

#fce7c4

Tones

Color #855506 mixed toward gray.

#7b5311

#70501b

#654d26

#5b4b30

#50483b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.3:1

White text reads better on this background (6.36:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#73732a · ΔE 18.5

Deuteranopia

#76792f · ΔE 20.3

Tritanopia

#83393b · ΔE 25.5

Achromatopsia

#5f5f5f · ΔE 23.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #855506;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#855506]

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Frequently asked questions

#855506 (#855506) is rgb(133, 85, 6) in RGB.

No, #855506 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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