#8B4520#8B4520

#8B4520 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.107 H 46.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B4520
RGB	rgb(139, 69, 32)
HSL	hsl(21, 63%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(21, 77%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.4%, 77%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.57, 26.94, 34.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.57, 44.10, 52.35°)
OKLab	oklab(47.19% 0.0744 0.0776)
OKLCH	oklch(47.19% 0.107 46.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.0375, 9.8511, 2.5811)
Luminance	0.0985 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B4520 #20668B

analogous

#8B2030 #8B4520 #8B7A20

triadic

#8B4520 #208B45 #45208B

tetradic

#8B4520 #308B20 #20668B #7A208B

square

#8B4520 #308B20 #20668B #7A208B

split-complementary

#8B4520 #208B7A #20308B

monochromatic

#281409 #592C15 #8B4520 #BD5E2B #D67E4F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.07

#8B4520 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97

#8B4520 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4520

7.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B4520	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B4520	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)

#594F1C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A5E1F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#99363D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b4520;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 69, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.107 46.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37a5e',
    500: '#8b4520',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b4520;
$custom-light: #b37a5e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b4520",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 20.748,
    "s": 62.573,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47191,
    "c": 0.10745,
    "h": 46.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09849
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B4520

secondary

#4D94BA

accent

#ADE642

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EDE9

border

#D0C8C5

text

#120904

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B4520

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

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