#8B4928#8B4928

#8B4928 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.101 H 45.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B4928
RGB	rgb(139, 73, 40)
HSL	hsl(20, 55%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(20, 71%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 47.5%, 71.2%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.57, 25.12, 31.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.57, 40.42, 51.57°)
OKLab	oklab(47.98% 0.0703 0.0723)
OKLCH	oklch(47.98% 0.101 45.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.4142, 10.4088, 3.3097)
Luminance	0.1041 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B4928 #286A8B

analogous

#8B2839 #8B4928 #8B7A28

triadic

#8B4928 #288B49 #49288B

tetradic

#8B4928 #398B28 #286A8B #7A288B

square

#8B4928 #398B28 #286A8B #7A288B

split-complementary

#8B4928 #288B7A #28398B

monochromatic

#2C170D #5B301A #8B4928 #BB6236 #D0835D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.82

#8B4928 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#8B4928 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4928

6.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B4928	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B4928	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)

#5B5225

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B6027

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#983C42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b4928;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 73, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.101 45.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27d63',
    500: '#8b4928',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b4928;
$custom-light: #b27d63;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b4928",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 20,
    "s": 55.307,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47979,
    "c": 0.10082,
    "h": 45.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10407
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B4928

secondary

#5997B6

accent

#ADDF49

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EEEA

border

#D0C9C6

text

#120905

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B4928

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

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