#8B4E2E#8B4E2E

#8B4E2E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.094 H 47.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B4E2E
RGB	rgb(139, 78, 46)
HSL	hsl(21, 50%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(21, 67%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 43.9%, 66.9%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.81, 22.66, 29.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.81, 37.37, 52.68°)
OKLab	oklab(48.96% 0.0639 0.0691)
OKLCH	oklch(48.96% 0.094 47.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.8661, 11.1365, 4.0036)
Luminance	0.1114 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B4E2E #2E6B8B

analogous

#8B2E3D #8B4E2E #8B7D2E

triadic

#8B4E2E #2E8B4E #4E2E8B

tetradic

#8B4E2E #3D8B2E #2E6B8B #7D2E8B

square

#8B4E2E #3D8B2E #2E6B8B #7D2E8B

split-complementary

#8B4E2E #2E8B7D #2E3D8B

monochromatic

#2F1A10 #5D341F #8B4E2E #B9683D #CD8A67

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.51

#8B4E2E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#8B4E2E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4E2E

6.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B4E2E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B4E2E	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)

#5F562B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D632D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#984247

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b4e2e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 78, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.094 47.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b18068',
    500: '#8b4e2e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b4e2e;
$custom-light: #b18068;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b4e2e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 20.645,
    "s": 50.27,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48957,
    "c": 0.09406,
    "h": 47.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11135
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B4E2E

secondary

#6197B3

accent

#AADA4E

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEB

border

#D0C9C6

text

#110A06

muted

#807C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B4E2E

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

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