#8B451F#8B451F

#8B451F is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.108 H 46.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B451F
RGB	rgb(139, 69, 31)
HSL	hsl(21, 64%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(21, 78%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.4%, 77.7%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.56, 26.89, 35.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.56, 44.48, 52.80°)
OKLab	oklab(47.18% 0.0741 0.0784)
OKLCH	oklch(47.18% 0.108 46.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.0241, 9.8457, 2.5106)
Luminance	0.0984 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B451F #1F658B

analogous

#8B1F2F #8B451F #8B7B1F

triadic

#8B451F #1F8B45 #451F8B

tetradic

#8B451F #2F8B1F #1F658B #7B1F8B

square

#8B451F #2F8B1F #1F658B #7B1F8B

split-complementary

#8B451F #1F8B7B #1F2F8B

monochromatic

#271309 #592C14 #8B451F #BD5E2A #D77E4D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.07

#8B451F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97

#8B451F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B451F

7.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B451F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B451F	1.00	7.07	2.97	7.07
#FFFFFF	7.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#594F1A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A5E1E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#99363D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b451f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 69, 31);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.108 46.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37a5d',
    500: '#8b451f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b451f;
$custom-light: #b37a5d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b451f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 31
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 21.111,
    "s": 63.529,
    "l": 33.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4718,
    "c": 0.10785,
    "h": 46.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09844
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B451F

secondary

#4C93BA

accent

#ACE741

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EDE9

border

#D0C8C5

text

#120904

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B451F

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

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