#8B5023#8B5023

#8B5023 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.099 H 55.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B5023
RGB	rgb(139, 80, 35)
HSL	hsl(26, 60%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(26, 75%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 42.4%, 74.8%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.16, 20.85, 36.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.16, 41.67, 59.98°)
OKLab	oklab(49.19% 0.0565 0.0807)
OKLCH	oklch(49.19% 0.099 55)
XYZ	xyz(13.8207, 11.3491, 3.0525)
Luminance	0.1135 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B5023 #235E8B

analogous

#8B232A #8B5023 #8B8423

triadic

#8B5023 #238B50 #50238B

tetradic

#8B5023 #2A8B23 #235E8B #84238B

square

#8B5023 #2A8B23 #235E8B #84238B

split-complementary

#8B5023 #238B84 #232A8B

monochromatic

#29180A #5A3417 #8B5023 #BC6C2F #D48C54

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.42

#8B5023 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#8B5023 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B5023

6.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B5023	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B5023	1.00	6.42	3.27	6.42
#FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#61571E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6423

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#984346

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b5023;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 80, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.099 55.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b28160',
    500: '#8b5023',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b5023;
$custom-light: #b28160;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b5023",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 25.962,
    "s": 59.77,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49188,
    "c": 0.09855,
    "h": 55
  },
  "luminance": 0.11348
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B5023

secondary

#528CB8

accent

#9FE345

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EEEA

border

#D0C9C6

text

#120A05

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B5023

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

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