#8B4E28#8B4E28

#8B4E28 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.097 H 50.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B4E28
RGB	rgb(139, 78, 40)
HSL	hsl(23, 55%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(23, 71%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 43.9%, 71.2%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.74, 22.28, 32.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.74, 39.79, 55.96°)
OKLab	oklab(48.88% 0.0617 0.0751)
OKLCH	oklch(48.88% 0.097 50.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.7560, 11.0924, 3.4237)
Luminance	0.1109 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B4E28 #28658B

analogous

#8B2834 #8B4E28 #8B7F28

triadic

#8B4E28 #288B4E #4E288B

tetradic

#8B4E28 #348B28 #28658B #7F288B

square

#8B4E28 #348B28 #28658B #7F288B

split-complementary

#8B4E28 #288B7F #28348B

monochromatic

#2C190D #5B331A #8B4E28 #BB6936 #D0895D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.53

#8B4E28 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#8B4E28 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4E28

6.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B4E28	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B4E28	1.00	6.53	3.22	6.53
#FFFFFF	6.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5524

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E6328

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#984245

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b4e28;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 78, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.097 50.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b28063',
    500: '#8b4e28',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b4e28;
$custom-light: #b28063;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b4e28",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 23.03,
    "s": 55.307,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48877,
    "c": 0.09717,
    "h": 50.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11091
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B4E28

secondary

#5992B6

accent

#A5DF49

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEB

border

#D0C9C6

text

#120A05

muted

#817C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B4E28

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

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