#8B5121#8B5121

#8B5121 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.099 H 56.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B5121
RGB	rgb(139, 81, 33)
HSL	hsl(27, 62%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(27, 76%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 41.7%, 76.3%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.39, 20.17, 37.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.39, 42.42, 61.61°)
OKLab	oklab(49.36% 0.0542 0.0829)
OKLCH	oklch(49.36% 0.099 56.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.8656, 11.4851, 2.9252)
Luminance	0.1148 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B5121 #215B8B

analogous

#8B2126 #8B5121 #8B8621

triadic

#8B5121 #218B51 #51218B

tetradic

#8B5121 #268B21 #215B8B #86218B

square

#8B5121 #268B21 #215B8B #86218B

split-complementary

#8B5121 #218B86 #21268B

monochromatic

#28170A #5A3415 #8B5121 #BC6E2D #D68D51

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.37

#8B5121 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#8B5121 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B5121

6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B5121	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B5121	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)

#62571B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706421

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#984447

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b5121;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 81, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.099 56.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b2825f',
    500: '#8b5121',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b5121;
$custom-light: #b2825f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b5121",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 27.17,
    "s": 61.628,
    "l": 33.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49355,
    "c": 0.09905,
    "h": 56.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11484
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B5121

secondary

#4F89B9

accent

#9CE543

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EEE9

border

#D0C9C5

text

#120A05

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B5121

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

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