#8B4E2D#8B4E2D

#8B4E2D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.095 H 47.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B4E2D
RGB	rgb(139, 78, 45)
HSL	hsl(21, 51%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(21, 68%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 43.9%, 67.6%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.80, 22.59, 30.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.80, 37.77, 53.27°)
OKLab	oklab(48.94% 0.0635 0.0701)
OKLCH	oklch(48.94% 0.095 47.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.8466, 11.1287, 3.9010)
Luminance	0.1113 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B4E2D #2D6A8B

analogous

#8B2D3B #8B4E2D #8B7D2D

triadic

#8B4E2D #2D8B4E #4E2D8B

tetradic

#8B4E2D #3B8B2D #2D6A8B #7D2D8B

square

#8B4E2D #3B8B2D #2D6A8B #7D2D8B

split-complementary

#8B4E2D #2D8B7D #2D3B8B

monochromatic

#2F1A0F #5D341E #8B4E2D #B9683C #CD8A65

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.51

#8B4E2D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#8B4E2D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4E2D

6.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B4E2D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B4E2D	1.00	6.51	3.23	6.51
#FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F562A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E632C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#984246

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b4e2d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 78, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.095 47.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b18067',
    500: '#8b4e2d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b4e2d;
$custom-light: #b18067;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b4e2d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 21.064,
    "s": 51.087,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48943,
    "c": 0.09458,
    "h": 47.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11127
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B4E2D

secondary

#6096B4

accent

#A9DB4D

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEB

border

#D0C9C6

text

#110A06

muted

#807C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B4E2D

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

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