#8B462B#8B462B

#8B462B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.102 H 41.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B462B
RGB	rgb(139, 70, 43)
HSL	hsl(17, 53%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(17, 69%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 49.6%, 69.1%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.92, 26.99, 29.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.92, 39.78, 47.28°)
OKLab	oklab(47.5% 0.0765 0.0675)
OKLCH	oklch(47.5% 0.102 41.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.2748, 10.0452, 3.5249)
Luminance	0.1004 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B462B #2B708B

analogous

#8B2B40 #8B462B #8B762B

triadic

#8B462B #2B8B46 #462B8B

tetradic

#8B462B #408B2B #2B708B #762B8B

square

#8B462B #408B2B #2B708B #762B8B

split-complementary

#8B462B #2B8B76 #2B408B

monochromatic

#2E170E #5C2E1D #8B462B #BA5E39 #CE8062

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.98

#8B462B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#8B462B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B462B

6.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B462B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B462B	1.00	6.98	3.01	6.98
#FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595028

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#695F2A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#983940

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b462b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 70, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.102 41.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27b65',
    500: '#8b462b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b462b;
$custom-light: #b27b65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b462b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 16.875,
    "s": 52.747,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47499,
    "c": 0.10206,
    "h": 41.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10044
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B462B

secondary

#5D9CB5

accent

#B4DC4C

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEB

border

#D0C9C6

text

#120905

muted

#817B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B462B

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