#8B502B#8B502B

#8B502B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.094 H 51.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B502B
RGB	rgb(139, 80, 43)
HSL	hsl(23, 53%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(23, 69%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 42.4%, 69.1%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.25, 21.31, 31.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.25, 38.37, 56.26°)
OKLab	oklab(49.28% 0.0593 0.0733)
OKLCH	oklch(49.28% 0.094 51.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.9533, 11.4021, 3.7510)
Luminance	0.1140 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B502B #2B668B

analogous

#8B2B36 #8B502B #8B802B

triadic

#8B502B #2B8B50 #502B8B

tetradic

#8B502B #368B2B #2B668B #802B8B

square

#8B502B #368B2B #2B668B #802B8B

split-complementary

#8B502B #2B8B80 #2B368B

monochromatic

#2E1A0E #5C351D #8B502B #BA6B39 #CE8C62

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.40

#8B502B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#8B502B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B502B

6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B502B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B502B	1.00	6.40	3.28	6.40
#FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615727

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F642B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#984448

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b502b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 80, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.094 51.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b18166',
    500: '#8b502b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b502b;
$custom-light: #b18166;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b502b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 23.125,
    "s": 52.747,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49284,
    "c": 0.09429,
    "h": 51.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11401
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B502B

secondary

#5D93B5

accent

#A4DC4C

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEB

border

#D0C9C6

text

#110A06

muted

#807C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B502B

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

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