#8B501E#8B501E

#8B501E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.101 H 57.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B501E
RGB	rgb(139, 80, 30)
HSL	hsl(28, 64%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(28, 78%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 42.4%, 78.4%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.12, 20.60, 38.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.12, 43.68, 61.85°)
OKLab	oklab(49.14% 0.055 0.0848)
OKLCH	oklch(49.14% 0.101 57)
XYZ	xyz(13.7516, 11.3215, 2.6891)
Luminance	0.1132 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B501E #1E598B

analogous

#8B1E22 #8B501E #8B861E

triadic

#8B501E #1E8B50 #501E8B

tetradic

#8B501E #228B1E #1E598B #861E8B

square

#8B501E #228B1E #1E598B #861E8B

split-complementary

#8B501E #1E8B86 #1E228B

monochromatic

#261608 #593313 #8B501E #BD6D29 #D88C4B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.43

#8B501E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#8B501E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B501E

6.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B501E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B501E	1.00	6.43	3.26	6.43
#FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625617

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#70641E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#984346

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b501e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 80, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.101 57.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b2815d',
    500: '#8b501e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b501e;
$custom-light: #b2815d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b501e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 27.523,
    "s": 64.497,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49139,
    "c": 0.10104,
    "h": 57
  },
  "luminance": 0.1132
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B501E

secondary

#4A87BB

accent

#9BE740

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EEE9

border

#D0C9C5

text

#120A04

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B501E

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →