#8B511B#8B511B

#8B511B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.102 H 59.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B511B
RGB	rgb(139, 81, 27)
HSL	hsl(29, 67%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(29, 81%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 41.7%, 80.6%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.34, 19.90, 40.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.34, 44.79, 63.62°)
OKLab	oklab(49.3% 0.0524 0.0875)
OKLCH	oklch(49.3% 0.102 59.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.7889, 11.4544, 2.5215)
Luminance	0.1145 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B511B #1B558B

analogous

#8B1B1D #8B511B #8B891B

triadic

#8B511B #1B8B51 #511B8B

tetradic

#8B511B #1D8B1B #1B558B #891B8B

square

#8B511B #1D8B1B #1B558B #891B8B

split-complementary

#8B511B #1B8B89 #1B1D8B

monochromatic

#251507 #583311 #8B511B #BE6F25 #DB8E45

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.38

#8B511B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#8B511B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B511B

6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B511B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B511B	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)

#635713

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#70641B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#984446

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b511b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 81, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.102 59.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b2825b',
    500: '#8b511b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b511b;
$custom-light: #b2825b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b511b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 28.929,
    "s": 67.47,
    "l": 32.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.493,
    "c": 0.10197,
    "h": 59.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11453
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B511B

secondary

#4583BC

accent

#97EA3D

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EEE9

border

#D0C9C5

text

#120A04

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B511B

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

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