#8B5026#8B5026

#8B5026 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.097 H 53.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B5026
RGB	rgb(139, 80, 38)
HSL	hsl(25, 57%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(25, 73%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 42.4%, 72.7%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.19, 21.01, 34.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.19, 40.43, 58.69°)
OKLab	oklab(49.22% 0.0575 0.0781)
OKLCH	oklch(49.22% 0.097 53.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.8671, 11.3677, 3.2972)
Luminance	0.1137 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B5026 #26618B

analogous

#8B262F #8B5026 #8B8226

triadic

#8B5026 #268B50 #50268B

tetradic

#8B5026 #2F8B26 #26618B #82268B

square

#8B5026 #2F8B26 #26618B #82268B

split-complementary

#8B5026 #268B82 #262F8B

monochromatic

#2B190C #5B3419 #8B5026 #BB6C33 #D28C5A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.42

#8B5026 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#8B5026 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B5026

6.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B5026	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B5026	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)

#615721

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6426

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#984447

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b5026;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 80, 38);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.097 53.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b28162',
    500: '#8b5026',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b5026;
$custom-light: #b28162;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b5026",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 38
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 24.95,
    "s": 57.062,
    "l": 34.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49222,
    "c": 0.09698,
    "h": 53.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11366
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B5026

secondary

#568FB7

accent

#A1E047

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EEEA

border

#D0C9C6

text

#120A05

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B5026

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

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