#8B452B#8B452B

#8B452B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.103 H 40.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B452B
RGB	rgb(139, 69, 43)
HSL	hsl(16, 53%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(16, 69%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.4%, 69.1%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.70, 27.55, 28.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.70, 39.98, 46.44°)
OKLab	oklab(47.33% 0.0782 0.067)
OKLCH	oklch(47.33% 0.103 40.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.2128, 9.9212, 3.5042)
Luminance	0.0992 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B452B #2B718B

analogous

#8B2B41 #8B452B #8B752B

triadic

#8B452B #2B8B45 #452B8B

tetradic

#8B452B #418B2B #2B718B #752B8B

square

#8B452B #418B2B #2B718B #752B8B

split-complementary

#8B452B #2B8B75 #2B418B

monochromatic

#2E170E #5C2E1D #8B452B #BA5C39 #CE7F62

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.04

#8B452B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#8B452B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B452B

7.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B452B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B452B	1.00	7.04	2.98	7.04
#FFFFFF	7.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#584F28

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#695F2A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#98373F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b452b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 69, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.103 40.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27a65',
    500: '#8b452b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b452b;
$custom-light: #b27a65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b452b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 16.25,
    "s": 52.747,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47328,
    "c": 0.10297,
    "h": 40.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.0992
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B452B

secondary

#5D9DB5

accent

#B5DC4C

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EDEB

border

#D0C8C6

text

#120905

muted

#817B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B452B

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

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