#8B5022#8B5022

#8B5022 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.099 H 55.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B5022
RGB	rgb(139, 80, 34)
HSL	hsl(26, 61%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(26, 76%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 42.4%, 75.5%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.15, 20.80, 36.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.15, 42.07, 60.38°)
OKLab	oklab(49.18% 0.0562 0.0816)
OKLCH	oklch(49.18% 0.099 55.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.8060, 11.3432, 2.9755)
Luminance	0.1134 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B5022 #225D8B

analogous

#8B2228 #8B5022 #8B8522

triadic

#8B5022 #228B50 #50228B

tetradic

#8B5022 #288B22 #225D8B #85228B

square

#8B5022 #288B22 #225D8B #85228B

split-complementary

#8B5022 #228B85 #22288B

monochromatic

#29170A #5A3416 #8B5022 #BC6C2E #D58C53

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.43

#8B5022 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#8B5022 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B5022

6.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B5022	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B5022	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)

#61571D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6422

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#984346

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b5022;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 80, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.099 55.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b28160',
    500: '#8b5022',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b5022;
$custom-light: #b28160;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b5022",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 26.286,
    "s": 60.694,
    "l": 33.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49178,
    "c": 0.09906,
    "h": 55.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11342
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B5022

secondary

#508BB8

accent

#9EE444

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EEE9

border

#D0C9C5

text

#120A05

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B5022

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

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