#8B472B#8B472B

#8B472B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.101 H 42.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B472B
RGB	rgb(139, 71, 43)
HSL	hsl(18, 53%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(18, 69%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 48.9%, 69.1%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.15, 26.43, 29.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.15, 39.60, 48.13°)
OKLab	oklab(47.67% 0.0748 0.0681)
OKLCH	oklch(47.67% 0.101 42.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.3379, 10.1714, 3.5459)
Luminance	0.1017 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B472B #2B6F8B

analogous

#8B2B3F #8B472B #8B772B

triadic

#8B472B #2B8B47 #472B8B

tetradic

#8B472B #3F8B2B #2B6F8B #772B8B

square

#8B472B #3F8B2B #2B6F8B #772B8B

split-complementary

#8B472B #2B8B77 #2B3F8B

monochromatic

#2E170E #5C2F1D #8B472B #BA5F39 #CE8262

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.92

#8B472B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#8B472B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B472B

6.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B472B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B472B	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)

#595128

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A602A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#983A41

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b472b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 71, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.101 42.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27b65',
    500: '#8b472b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b472b;
$custom-light: #b27b65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b472b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 17.5,
    "s": 52.747,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47671,
    "c": 0.10116,
    "h": 42.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1017
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B472B

secondary

#5D9BB5

accent

#B2DC4C

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEB

border

#D0C9C6

text

#120905

muted

#817B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B472B

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

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