#8B4E21#8B4E21

#8B4E21 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.101 H 53.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B4E21
RGB	rgb(139, 78, 33)
HSL	hsl(25, 62%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(25, 76%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 43.9%, 76.3%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.66, 21.90, 36.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.66, 42.63, 59.09°)
OKLab	oklab(48.8% 0.0593 0.0814)
OKLCH	oklch(48.8% 0.101 53.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.6475, 11.0490, 2.8525)
Luminance	0.1105 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B4E21 #215E8B

analogous

#8B2129 #8B4E21 #8B8321

triadic

#8B4E21 #218B4E #4E218B

tetradic

#8B4E21 #298B21 #215E8B #83218B

square

#8B4E21 #298B21 #215E8B #83218B

split-complementary

#8B4E21 #218B83 #21298B

monochromatic

#28160A #5A3215 #8B4E21 #BC6A2D #D68951

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.54

#8B4E21 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.21

#8B4E21 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4E21

6.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B4E21	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B4E21	1.00	6.54	3.21	6.54
#FFFFFF	6.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#60551C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E6321

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#984144

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b4e21;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 78, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.101 53.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b2805f',
    500: '#8b4e21',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b4e21;
$custom-light: #b2805f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b4e21",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 25.472,
    "s": 61.628,
    "l": 33.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48797,
    "c": 0.10069,
    "h": 53.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11048
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B4E21

secondary

#4F8CB9

accent

#A0E543

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EEE9

border

#D0C9C5

text

#120A05

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B4E21

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