#8B4E2B#8B4E2B

#8B4E2B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.096 H 49.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B4E2B
RGB	rgb(139, 78, 43)
HSL	hsl(22, 53%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(22, 69%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 43.9%, 69.1%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.77, 22.46, 31.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.77, 38.57, 54.39°)
OKLab	oklab(48.92% 0.0627 0.0722)
OKLCH	oklch(48.92% 0.096 49)
XYZ	xyz(13.8090, 11.1136, 3.7029)
Luminance	0.1111 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B4E2B #2B688B

analogous

#8B2B38 #8B4E2B #8B7E2B

triadic

#8B4E2B #2B8B4E #4E2B8B

tetradic

#8B4E2B #388B2B #2B688B #7E2B8B

square

#8B4E2B #388B2B #2B688B #7E2B8B

split-complementary

#8B4E2B #2B8B7E #2B388B

monochromatic

#2E1A0E #5C341D #8B4E2B #BA6839 #CE8A62

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.52

#8B4E2B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#8B4E2B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4E2B

6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B4E2B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B4E2B	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)

#5F5527

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E632A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#984246

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b4e2b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 78, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.096 49.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b18065',
    500: '#8b4e2b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b4e2b;
$custom-light: #b18065;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b4e2b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 21.875,
    "s": 52.747,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48915,
    "c": 0.09562,
    "h": 49
  },
  "luminance": 0.11112
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B4E2B

secondary

#5D95B5

accent

#A7DC4C

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEB

border

#D0C9C6

text

#110A06

muted

#807C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B4E2B

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

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