#8B5020#8B5020

#8B5020 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.100 H 56.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B5020
RGB	rgb(139, 80, 32)
HSL	hsl(27, 63%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(27, 77%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 42.4%, 77%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.13, 20.70, 37.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.13, 42.88, 61.14°)
OKLab	oklab(49.16% 0.0556 0.0832)
OKLCH	oklch(49.16% 0.1 56.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.7780, 11.3320, 2.8279)
Luminance	0.1133 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B5020 #205B8B

analogous

#8B2025 #8B5020 #8B8520

triadic

#8B5020 #208B50 #50208B

tetradic

#8B5020 #258B20 #205B8B #85208B

square

#8B5020 #258B20 #205B8B #85208B

split-complementary

#8B5020 #208B85 #20258B

monochromatic

#281709 #593315 #8B5020 #BD6D2B #D68C4F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.43

#8B5020 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#8B5020 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B5020

6.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B5020	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B5020	1.00	6.43	3.27	6.43
#FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#61561A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706420

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#984346

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b5020;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 80, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.100 56.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b2815e',
    500: '#8b5020',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b5020;
$custom-light: #b2815e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b5020",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 26.916,
    "s": 62.573,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49158,
    "c": 0.10007,
    "h": 56.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11331
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B5020

secondary

#4D89BA

accent

#9CE642

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EEE9

border

#D0C9C5

text

#120A04

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B5020

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

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