#8B4D27#8B4D27

#8B4D27 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.098 H 50.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B4D27
RGB	rgb(139, 77, 39)
HSL	hsl(23, 56%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(23, 72%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 44.6%, 71.9%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.49, 22.79, 33.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.49, 40.30, 55.56°)
OKLab	oklab(48.68% 0.063 0.0755)
OKLCH	oklch(48.68% 0.098 50.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.6687, 10.9447, 3.3118)
Luminance	0.1094 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B4D27 #27658B

analogous

#8B2733 #8B4D27 #8B7F27

triadic

#8B4D27 #278B4D #4D278B

tetradic

#8B4D27 #338B27 #27658B #7F278B

square

#8B4D27 #338B27 #27658B #7F278B

split-complementary

#8B4D27 #278B7F #27338B

monochromatic

#2B180C #5B331A #8B4D27 #BB6734 #D1885B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.59

#8B4D27 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.19

#8B4D27 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4D27

6.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B4D27	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B4D27	1.00	6.59	3.19	6.59
#FFFFFF	6.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5523

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D6226

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#984045

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b4d27;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 77, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.098 50.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27f63',
    500: '#8b4d27',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b4d27;
$custom-light: #b27f63;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b4d27",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 22.8,
    "s": 56.18,
    "l": 34.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48682,
    "c": 0.09834,
    "h": 50.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10943
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B4D27

secondary

#5892B6

accent

#A6DF48

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EEEA

border

#D0C9C6

text

#120A05

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B4D27

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