#8B472E#8B472E

#8B472E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.100 H 40.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B472E
RGB	rgb(139, 71, 46)
HSL	hsl(16, 50%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(16, 67%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 48.9%, 66.9%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.19, 26.63, 27.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.19, 38.50, 46.24°)
OKLab	oklab(47.72% 0.076 0.0649)
OKLCH	oklch(47.72% 0.1 40.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.3950, 10.1942, 3.8465)
Luminance	0.1019 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B472E #2E728B

analogous

#8B2E44 #8B472E #8B762E

triadic

#8B472E #2E8B47 #472E8B

tetradic

#8B472E #448B2E #2E728B #762E8B

square

#8B472E #448B2E #2E728B #762E8B

split-complementary

#8B472E #2E8B76 #2E448B

monochromatic

#2F1810 #5D301F #8B472E #B95E3D #CD8267

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.91

#8B472E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#8B472E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B472E

6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B472E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B472E	1.00	6.91	3.04	6.91
#FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#59512C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A602D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#983A41

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b472e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 71, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.100 40.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27b67',
    500: '#8b472e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b472e;
$custom-light: #b27b67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b472e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 16.129,
    "s": 50.27,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47715,
    "c": 0.0999,
    "h": 40.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10193
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B472E

secondary

#619DB3

accent

#B4DA4E

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEB

border

#D0C9C6

text

#120906

muted

#817B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B472E

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

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