#8B4428#8B4428

#8B4428 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.105 H 41.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B4428
RGB	rgb(139, 68, 40)
HSL	hsl(17, 55%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(17, 71%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 51.1%, 71.2%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.44, 27.92, 30.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.44, 41.27, 47.43°)
OKLab	oklab(47.12% 0.0788 0.0695)
OKLCH	oklch(47.12% 0.105 41.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.0988, 9.7780, 3.2046)
Luminance	0.0978 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B4428 #286F8B

analogous

#8B283D #8B4428 #8B7628

triadic

#8B4428 #288B44 #44288B

tetradic

#8B4428 #3D8B28 #286F8B #76288B

square

#8B4428 #3D8B28 #286F8B #76288B

split-complementary

#8B4428 #288B76 #283D8B

monochromatic

#2C160D #5B2D1A #8B4428 #BB5B36 #D07E5D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.11

#8B4428 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.96

#8B4428 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4428

7.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B4428	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B4428	1.00	7.11	2.96	7.11
#FFFFFF	7.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#574E25

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685E27

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#98363E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b4428;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 68, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.105 41.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27963',
    500: '#8b4428',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b4428;
$custom-light: #b27963;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b4428",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 16.97,
    "s": 55.307,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47118,
    "c": 0.10509,
    "h": 41.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09776
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B4428

secondary

#599CB6

accent

#B4DF49

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EDEA

border

#D0C8C6

text

#120905

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B4428

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

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