#8B511E#8B511E

#8B511E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.101 H 58.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B511E
RGB	rgb(139, 81, 30)
HSL	hsl(28, 64%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(28, 78%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 41.7%, 78.4%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.36, 20.03, 38.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.36, 43.62, 62.67°)
OKLab	oklab(49.33% 0.0533 0.0853)
OKLCH	oklch(49.33% 0.101 58)
XYZ	xyz(13.8254, 11.4690, 2.7137)
Luminance	0.1147 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B511E #1E588B

analogous

#8B1E22 #8B511E #8B871E

triadic

#8B511E #1E8B51 #511E8B

tetradic

#8B511E #228B1E #1E588B #871E8B

square

#8B511E #228B1E #1E588B #871E8B

split-complementary

#8B511E #1E8B87 #1E228B

monochromatic

#261608 #593413 #8B511E #BD6E29 #D88D4B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.38

#8B511E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#8B511E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B511E

6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B511E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B511E	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)

#625717

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#70641E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#984446

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b511e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 81, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.101 58.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b2825d',
    500: '#8b511e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b511e;
$custom-light: #b2825d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b511e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 28.073,
    "s": 64.497,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49326,
    "c": 0.10055,
    "h": 58
  },
  "luminance": 0.11468
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B511E

secondary

#4A86BB

accent

#99E740

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EEE9

border

#D0C9C5

text

#120A04

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B511E

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

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