#8B472A#8B472A

#8B472A is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.102 H 42.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B472A
RGB	rgb(139, 71, 42)
HSL	hsl(18, 54%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(18, 70%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 48.9%, 69.8%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.14, 26.37, 30.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.14, 39.98, 48.73°)
OKLab	oklab(47.66% 0.0744 0.0691)
OKLCH	oklch(47.66% 0.102 42.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.3198, 10.1641, 3.4505)
Luminance	0.1016 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B472A #2A6E8B

analogous

#8B2A3D #8B472A #8B772A

triadic

#8B472A #2A8B47 #472A8B

tetradic

#8B472A #3D8B2A #2A6E8B #772A8B

square

#8B472A #3D8B2A #2A6E8B #772A8B

split-complementary

#8B472A #2A8B77 #2A3D8B

monochromatic

#2D170E #5C2F1C #8B472A #BA5F38 #CF8160

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.92

#8B472A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#8B472A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B472A

6.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B472A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B472A	1.00	6.92	3.03	6.92
#FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595127

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A6029

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#983A40

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b472a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 71, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.102 42.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27b64',
    500: '#8b472a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b472a;
$custom-light: #b27b64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b472a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 17.938,
    "s": 53.591,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47657,
    "c": 0.1016,
    "h": 42.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10163
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B472A

secondary

#5C9AB5

accent

#B1DD4B

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEB

border

#D0C9C6

text

#120905

muted

#817B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B472A

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

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