Palettes / Colors / #855401

#855401 — Deep Vivid Orange

#855401 is a orange color we call Deep Vivid Orange, closest to the named color SaddleBrown (#8B4513). It belongs to the orange family.

#855401 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #013184; it also sits naturally between #841201 and #728401. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 52% · Green 33% · Blue 0%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 37% · Yellow 99% · Key 48%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #855401

.text { color: #855401; }
.background { background-color: #855401; }
.border { border: 3px solid #855401; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(133, 84, 1); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(38, 99%, 26%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #855401; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(133, 84, 1, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #855401; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(133, 84, 1, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#855401">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#855401">Div content here</div>

Shades of #855401

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #013184:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #855401: #FFFFFF.

How #855401 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #855401 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #855400  ·  #855402 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #855401?

#855401 is Deep Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 133, 84, 1). Its closest standard named color is SaddleBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #855401?

#855401 is RGB 133, 84, 1 — HSL 38°, 99%, 26% — CMYK 0%, 37%, 99%, 48%.

What colors go with #855401?

Its complement is #013184; analogous partners are #841201 and #728401. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #855401 for text?

White text on #855401 has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.27:1.