#8B4E2A#8B4E2A

#8B4E2A is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.096 H 49.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B4E2A
RGB	rgb(139, 78, 42)
HSL	hsl(22, 54%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(22, 70%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 43.9%, 69.8%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.76, 22.40, 31.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.76, 38.98, 54.93°)
OKLab	oklab(48.9% 0.0624 0.0732)
OKLCH	oklch(48.9% 0.096 49.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.7909, 11.1064, 3.6075)
Luminance	0.1110 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B4E2A #2A678B

analogous

#8B2A36 #8B4E2A #8B7E2A

triadic

#8B4E2A #2A8B4E #4E2A8B

tetradic

#8B4E2A #368B2A #2A678B #7E2A8B

square

#8B4E2A #368B2A #2A678B #7E2A8B

split-complementary

#8B4E2A #2A8B7E #2A368B

monochromatic

#2D190E #5C341C #8B4E2A #BA6838 #CF8960

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.52

#8B4E2A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#8B4E2A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4E2A

6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B4E2A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B4E2A	1.00	6.52	3.22	6.52
#FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5526

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E6329

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#984246

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b4e2a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 78, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.096 49.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b28065',
    500: '#8b4e2a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b4e2a;
$custom-light: #b28065;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b4e2a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 22.268,
    "s": 53.591,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48902,
    "c": 0.09613,
    "h": 49.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11105
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B4E2A

secondary

#5C94B5

accent

#A7DD4B

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEB

border

#D0C9C6

text

#120A05

muted

#817C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B4E2A

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

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