#8B5018#8B5018

#8B5018 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.104 H 59.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B5018
RGB	rgb(139, 80, 24)
HSL	hsl(29, 71%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(29, 83%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 42.4%, 82.7%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.07, 20.36, 41.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.07, 45.96, 63.70°)
OKLab	oklab(49.09% 0.0534 0.089)
OKLCH	oklch(49.09% 0.104 59)
XYZ	xyz(13.6822, 11.2937, 2.3233)
Luminance	0.1129 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B5018 #18538B

analogous

#8B181A #8B5018 #8B8A18

triadic

#8B5018 #188B50 #50188B

tetradic

#8B5018 #1A8B18 #18538B #8A188B

square

#8B5018 #1A8B18 #18538B #8A188B

split-complementary

#8B5018 #188B8A #181A8B

monochromatic

#231406 #57320F #8B5018 #BF6E21 #DE8D3F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.44

#8B5018 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#8B5018 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B5018

6.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B5018	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B5018	1.00	6.44	3.26	6.44
#FFFFFF	6.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#62560F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706418

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#994345

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b5018;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 80, 24);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.104 59.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b3815a',
    500: '#8b5018',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b5018;
$custom-light: #b3815a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b5018",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 24
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 29.217,
    "s": 70.552,
    "l": 31.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49089,
    "c": 0.10375,
    "h": 59
  },
  "luminance": 0.11292
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B5018

secondary

#4081BE

accent

#96ED3A

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EEE9

border

#D0C9C5

text

#120A04

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B5018

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

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