#855b47

Color #855b47

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Sienna #a0522d · ΔE 22.6 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-500 #7c6d67 · ΔE 11.3

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Conversions

HEX

#855b47

RGB

rgb(133, 91, 71)

HSL

hsl(19.4, 30.4%, 40%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(19.4, 46.6%, 52.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 31.6%, 46.6%, 47.8%)

LAB

lab(42.65, 14.68, 18.46)

LCH

lch(42.65, 23.59, 51.51)

OKLCH

oklch(51.1%, 0.0634, 46.34)

HWB

hwb(19.4, 27.8%, 47.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#477185

Analogous

#854752

#855b47

#857a47

Triadic

#855b47

#47855b

#5b4785

Split-complementary

#855b47

#47857a

#475285

Tetradic

#855b47

#718547

#477185

#5b4785

Square

#855b47

#528547

#477185

#7a4785

Shades

Color #855b47 mixed toward black.

#6f4c3b

#593d2f

#432e23

#2c1e18

#160f0c

Tints

Color #855b47 mixed toward white.

#a67259

#b88e7a

#caaa9b

#dcc7bc

#ede3de

Tones

Color #855b47 mixed toward gray.

#805d4c

#7b5f51

#766156

#70625c

#6b6461

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.58:1

White text reads better on this background (5.86:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#75754c · ΔE 22

Deuteranopia

#777a4e · ΔE 23.6

Tritanopia

#835051 · ΔE 10.1

Achromatopsia

#656565 · ΔE 17.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #855b47;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#855b47]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

#855b47 (#855b47) is rgb(133, 91, 71) in RGB.

No, #855b47 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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