#8B511A#8B511A

#8B511A is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.102 H 59.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B511A
RGB	rgb(139, 81, 26)
HSL	hsl(29, 68%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(29, 81%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 41.7%, 81.3%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.33, 19.86, 40.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.33, 45.17, 63.92°)
OKLab	oklab(49.29% 0.0522 0.0882)
OKLCH	oklch(49.29% 0.102 59.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.7775, 11.4499, 2.4616)
Luminance	0.1145 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B511A #1A548B

analogous

#8B1A1B #8B511A #8B8A1A

triadic

#8B511A #1A8B51 #511A8B

tetradic

#8B511A #1B8B1A #1A548B #8A1A8B

square

#8B511A #1B8B1A #1A548B #8A1A8B

split-complementary

#8B511A #1A8B8A #1A1B8B

monochromatic

#241507 #573310 #8B511A #BF6F24 #DC8E43

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.38

#8B511A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#8B511A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B511A

6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B511A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B511A	1.00	6.38	3.29	6.38
#FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635712

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#70641A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#984446

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b511a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 81, 26);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.102 59.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b2825b',
    500: '#8b511a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b511a;
$custom-light: #b2825b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b511a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 26
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 29.204,
    "s": 68.485,
    "l": 32.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49292,
    "c": 0.10243,
    "h": 59.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11448
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B511A

secondary

#4482BD

accent

#96EB3C

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EEE9

border

#D0C9C5

text

#120A04

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B511A

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

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