#8B4927#8B4927

#8B4927 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.101 H 46.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B4927
RGB	rgb(139, 73, 39)
HSL	hsl(20, 56%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(20, 72%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 47.5%, 71.9%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.55, 25.06, 32.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.55, 40.81, 52.11°)
OKLab	oklab(47.97% 0.0699 0.0733)
OKLCH	oklch(47.97% 0.101 46.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.3974, 10.4021, 3.2213)
Luminance	0.1040 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B4927 #27698B

analogous

#8B2737 #8B4927 #8B7B27

triadic

#8B4927 #278B49 #49278B

tetradic

#8B4927 #378B27 #27698B #7B278B

square

#8B4927 #378B27 #27698B #7B278B

split-complementary

#8B4927 #278B7B #27378B

monochromatic

#2B170C #5B301A #8B4927 #BB6234 #D1835B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.82

#8B4927 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#8B4927 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4927

6.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B4927	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B4927	1.00	6.82	3.08	6.82
#FFFFFF	6.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B5223

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B6026

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#983C41

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b4927;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 73, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.101 46.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27d62',
    500: '#8b4927',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b4927;
$custom-light: #b27d62;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b4927",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 20.4,
    "s": 56.18,
    "l": 34.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47966,
    "c": 0.10127,
    "h": 46.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10401
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B4927

secondary

#5896B6

accent

#ACDF48

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EEEA

border

#D0C9C6

text

#120905

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B4927

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

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