#8B5120#8B5120

#8B5120 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.100 H 57.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B5120
RGB	rgb(139, 81, 32)
HSL	hsl(27, 63%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(27, 77%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 41.7%, 77%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.38, 20.12, 37.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.38, 42.82, 61.98°)
OKLab	oklab(49.35% 0.0539 0.0837)
OKLCH	oklch(49.35% 0.1 57.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.8518, 11.4796, 2.8525)
Luminance	0.1148 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B5120 #205A8B

analogous

#8B2024 #8B5120 #8B8620

triadic

#8B5120 #208B51 #51208B

tetradic

#8B5120 #248B20 #205A8B #86208B

square

#8B5120 #248B20 #205A8B #86208B

split-complementary

#8B5120 #208B86 #20248B

monochromatic

#281709 #593415 #8B5120 #BD6E2B #D68D4F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.37

#8B5120 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#8B5120 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B5120

6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B5120	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B5120	1.00	6.37	3.30	6.37
#FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#62571A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706420

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#984447

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b5120;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 81, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.100 57.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b2825e',
    500: '#8b5120',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b5120;
$custom-light: #b2825e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b5120",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 27.477,
    "s": 62.573,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49345,
    "c": 0.09956,
    "h": 57.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11478
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B5120

secondary

#4D88BA

accent

#9BE642

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EEE9

border

#D0C9C5

text

#120A04

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B5120

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

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