#8B4E2F#8B4E2F

#8B4E2F is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.094 H 46.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B4E2F
RGB	rgb(139, 78, 47)
HSL	hsl(20, 49%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(20, 66%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 43.9%, 66.2%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.82, 22.72, 29.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.82, 36.97, 52.07°)
OKLab	oklab(48.97% 0.0642 0.068)
OKLCH	oklch(48.97% 0.094 46.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.8860, 11.1444, 4.1086)
Luminance	0.1114 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B4E2F #2F6C8B

analogous

#8B2F3E #8B4E2F #8B7C2F

triadic

#8B4E2F #2F8B4E #4E2F8B

tetradic

#8B4E2F #3E8B2F #2F6C8B #7C2F8B

square

#8B4E2F #3E8B2F #2F6C8B #7C2F8B

split-complementary

#8B4E2F #2F8B7C #2F3E8B

monochromatic

#301B10 #5D3420 #8B4E2F #B9683E #CC8A68

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.50

#8B4E2F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#8B4E2F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4E2F

6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B4E2F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B4E2F	1.00	6.50	3.23	6.50
#FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F562C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D632E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#984247

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b4e2f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 78, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.094 46.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b18068',
    500: '#8b4e2f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b4e2f;
$custom-light: #b18068;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b4e2f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 20.217,
    "s": 49.462,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48972,
    "c": 0.09355,
    "h": 46.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11143
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B4E2F

secondary

#6398B3

accent

#AAD94F

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEB

border

#D0C9C6

text

#110A06

muted

#807C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B4E2F

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

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