#8B502E#8B502E

#8B502E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.093 H 49.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B502E
RGB	rgb(139, 80, 46)
HSL	hsl(22, 50%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(22, 67%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 42.4%, 66.9%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.29, 21.51, 30.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.29, 37.14, 54.61°)
OKLab	oklab(49.33% 0.0604 0.0703)
OKLCH	oklch(49.33% 0.093 49.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.0104, 11.4250, 4.0516)
Luminance	0.1142 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B502E #2E698B

analogous

#8B2E3B #8B502E #8B7F2E

triadic

#8B502E #2E8B50 #502E8B

tetradic

#8B502E #3B8B2E #2E698B #7F2E8B

square

#8B502E #3B8B2E #2E698B #7F2E8B

split-complementary

#8B502E #2E8B7F #2E3B8B

monochromatic

#2F1B10 #5D361F #8B502E #B96A3D #CD8C67

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.39

#8B502E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#8B502E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B502E

6.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B502E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B502E	1.00	6.39	3.28	6.39
#FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#60572B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F642E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#984448

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b502e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 80, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.093 49.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b18168',
    500: '#8b502e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b502e;
$custom-light: #b18168;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b502e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 21.935,
    "s": 50.27,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49325,
    "c": 0.09265,
    "h": 49.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11424
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B502E

secondary

#6195B3

accent

#A7DA4E

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEB

border

#D0C9C6

text

#110A06

muted

#807C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B502E

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

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