#8B4E32#8B4E32

#8B4E32 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.092 H 44.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B4E32
RGB	rgb(139, 78, 50)
HSL	hsl(19, 47%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(19, 64%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 43.9%, 64%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.86, 22.94, 27.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.86, 35.80, 50.15°)
OKLab	oklab(49.02% 0.0654 0.0647)
OKLCH	oklch(49.02% 0.092 44.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.9486, 11.1695, 4.4383)
Luminance	0.1117 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B4E32 #326F8B

analogous

#8B3243 #8B4E32 #8B7B32

triadic

#8B4E32 #328B4E #4E328B

tetradic

#8B4E32 #438B32 #326F8B #7B328B

square

#8B4E32 #438B32 #326F8B #7B328B

split-complementary

#8B4E32 #328B7B #32438B

monochromatic

#311B12 #5E3522 #8B4E32 #B86742 #CA8A6D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.49

#8B4E32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#8B4E32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4E32

6.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B4E32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B4E32	1.00	6.49	3.23	6.49
#FFFFFF	6.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E562F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D6331

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#984347

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b4e32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 78, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.092 44.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b1806a',
    500: '#8b4e32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b4e32;
$custom-light: #b1806a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b4e32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 18.876,
    "s": 47.09,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49017,
    "c": 0.09202,
    "h": 44.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11168
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B4E32

secondary

#679AB2

accent

#ADD751

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEB

border

#D0C9C6

text

#110A06

muted

#807C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B4E32

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