#855b14

Color #855b14

A vivid, highly saturated dark orange.

Closest named color Saddle Brown #8b4513 · ΔE 16.42 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-800 #894b00 · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#855b14

RGB

rgb(133, 91, 20)

HSL

hsl(37.7, 73.9%, 30%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(37.7, 85%, 52.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 31.6%, 85%, 47.8%)

LAB

lab(42.03, 11.01, 44.25)

LCH

lch(42.03, 45.6, 76.03)

OKLCH

oklch(50.4%, 0.0984, 74.81)

HWB

hwb(37.7, 7.8%, 47.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#143e85

Analogous

#852214

#855b14

#778514

Triadic

#855b14

#14855b

#5b1485

Split-complementary

#855b14

#147785

#221485

Tetradic

#855b14

#3e8514

#143e85

#5b1485

Square

#855b14

#148522

#143e85

#851477

Shades

Color #855b14 mixed toward black.

#6f4c11

#593d0d

#432e0a

#2c1e07

#160f03

Tints

Color #855b14 mixed toward white.

#b97e1c

#e09f30

#e8b764

#efcf98

#f7e7cb

Tones

Color #855b14 mixed toward gray.

#7c591d

#725627

#695430

#5f513a

#564f43

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.5:1

White text reads better on this background (5.99:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#757531 · ΔE 16.3

Deuteranopia

#777a36 · ΔE 17.9

Tritanopia

#833f41 · ΔE 25.9

Achromatopsia

#636363 · ΔE 22.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #855b14;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#855b14]

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Frequently asked questions

#855b14 (#855b14) is rgb(133, 91, 20) in RGB.

No, #855b14 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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