#8B4223#8B4223

#8B4223 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.109 H 42.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B4223
RGB	rgb(139, 66, 35)
HSL	hsl(18, 60%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(18, 75%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.5%, 74.8%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.95, 28.74, 32.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.95, 43.49, 48.63°)
OKLab	oklab(46.72% 0.0804 0.0734)
OKLCH	oklch(46.72% 0.109 42.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.9003, 9.5083, 2.7457)
Luminance	0.0951 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B4223 #236C8B

analogous

#8B2338 #8B4223 #8B7623

triadic

#8B4223 #238B42 #42238B

tetradic

#8B4223 #388B23 #236C8B #76238B

square

#8B4223 #388B23 #236C8B #76238B

split-complementary

#8B4223 #238B76 #23388B

monochromatic

#29140A #5A2B17 #8B4223 #BC592F #D47A54

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.24

#8B4223 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.90

#8B4223 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4223

7.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B4223	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B4223	1.00	7.24	2.90	7.24
#FFFFFF	7.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#564D1F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685D21

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#99333B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b4223;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 66, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.109 42.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b3785f',
    500: '#8b4223',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b4223;
$custom-light: #b3785f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b4223",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 17.885,
    "s": 59.77,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46721,
    "c": 0.10883,
    "h": 42.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09507
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B4223

secondary

#529AB8

accent

#B4E345

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EDE9

border

#D0C8C5

text

#120905

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B4223

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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