#8B4932#8B4932

#8B4932 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.096 H 39.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B4932
RGB	rgb(139, 73, 50)
HSL	hsl(16, 47%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(16, 64%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 47.5%, 64%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.70, 25.78, 26.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.70, 36.67, 45.32°)
OKLab	oklab(48.13% 0.0741 0.0616)
OKLCH	oklch(48.13% 0.096 39.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.6068, 10.4858, 4.3244)
Luminance	0.1048 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B4932 #32748B

analogous

#8B3247 #8B4932 #8B7632

triadic

#8B4932 #328B49 #49328B

tetradic

#8B4932 #478B32 #32748B #76328B

square

#8B4932 #478B32 #32748B #76328B

split-complementary

#8B4932 #328B76 #32478B

monochromatic

#311A12 #5E3122 #8B4932 #B86142 #CA856D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.78

#8B4932 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#8B4932 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4932

6.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B4932	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B4932	1.00	6.78	3.10	6.78
#FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A5230

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A6131

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#983D44

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b4932;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 73, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.096 39.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17d6a',
    500: '#8b4932',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b4932;
$custom-light: #b17d6a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b4932",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 15.506,
    "s": 47.09,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48125,
    "c": 0.09636,
    "h": 39.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10484
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B4932

secondary

#679FB2

accent

#B4D751

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEB

border

#D0C9C6

text

#110906

muted

#807B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B4932

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

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