Recognised as Colour

#855C35

#855C35
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Sienna

#855C35 is a orange with RGB values 133, 92, 53 and HSL 29°, 43%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.

Colour values

#855C35#855C35

HEX#855C35

RGBrgb(133, 92, 53)

RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.3608, 0.2078

RGB percentages52.2%, 36.1%, 20.8%

HSLhsl(29.2, 43%, 36.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(29.2, 60.2%, 52.2%)

CMYK0%, 30.8%, 60.2%, 47.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,739,893

CSS custom property--colour: #855C35;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12898WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.87:1

Contrast with white5.87:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#626262

Inverted#7AA3CA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#695F32no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#736836no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original

Tritanopia#905353no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Sienna · ΔE 18.3 Saddle brown · ΔE 19.3 Peru · ΔE 28.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 31 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 31.2 Dim grey · ΔE 31.5

Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 18.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#355E85

Analogous#853536, #858435

Triadic#35855C, #5C3585

Split complementary#358584, #353685

Tetradic#368535, #355E85, #843585

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#DDC2A9

Lighter +30%#CEA985

Lighter +20%#C08F60

Lighter +10%#A97544

Darker −10%#614326

Darker −20%#3C2A18

Darker −30%#181009

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#9C5B1E

Less saturated −25%#6E5D4C

Channel breakdown

R133

G92

B53

Red133 (52.2%)

Green92 (36.1%)

Blue53 (20.8%)

Hue29.25°

Saturation (HSL)43.01%

Lightness36.47%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 85 · G 5C · B 35

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