#8B4528#8B4528

#8B4528 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.104 H 42.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B4528
RGB	rgb(139, 69, 40)
HSL	hsl(18, 55%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(18, 71%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.4%, 71.2%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.66, 27.36, 30.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.66, 41.08, 48.23°)
OKLab	oklab(47.29% 0.0771 0.0701)
OKLCH	oklch(47.29% 0.104 42.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.1598, 9.9000, 3.2249)
Luminance	0.0990 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B4528 #286E8B

analogous

#8B283C #8B4528 #8B7728

triadic

#8B4528 #288B45 #45288B

tetradic

#8B4528 #3C8B28 #286E8B #77288B

square

#8B4528 #3C8B28 #286E8B #77288B

split-complementary

#8B4528 #288B77 #283C8B

monochromatic

#2C160D #5B2D1A #8B4528 #BB5D36 #D07F5D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.05

#8B4528 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#8B4528 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4528

7.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B4528	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B4528	1.00	7.05	2.98	7.05
#FFFFFF	7.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#584F25

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#695F27

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#98373E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b4528;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 69, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.104 42.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27a63',
    500: '#8b4528',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b4528;
$custom-light: #b27a63;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b4528",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 17.576,
    "s": 55.307,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47287,
    "c": 0.1042,
    "h": 42.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09898
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B4528

secondary

#599BB6

accent

#B3DF49

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EDEA

border

#D0C8C6

text

#120905

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B4528

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

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