#8B521B#8B521B

#8B521B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.102 H 60.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B521B
RGB	rgb(139, 82, 27)
HSL	hsl(29, 67%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(29, 81%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 41%, 80.6%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.58, 19.32, 40.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.58, 44.74, 64.42°)
OKLab	oklab(49.49% 0.0507 0.088)
OKLCH	oklch(49.49% 0.102 60)
XYZ	xyz(13.8638, 11.6041, 2.5464)
Luminance	0.1160 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B521B #1B548B

analogous

#8B1B1C #8B521B #8B8A1B

triadic

#8B521B #1B8B52 #521B8B

tetradic

#8B521B #1C8B1B #1B548B #8A1B8B

square

#8B521B #1C8B1B #1B548B #8A1B8B

split-complementary

#8B521B #1B8B8A #1B1C8B

monochromatic

#251607 #583411 #8B521B #BE7025 #DB8F45

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.32

#8B521B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#8B521B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B521B

6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B521B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B521B	1.00	6.32	3.32	6.32
#FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635813

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#71651B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#984547

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b521b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 82, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.102 60.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b2835c',
    500: '#8b521b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b521b;
$custom-light: #b2835c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b521b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 29.464,
    "s": 67.47,
    "l": 32.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49489,
    "c": 0.10154,
    "h": 60
  },
  "luminance": 0.11603
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B521B

secondary

#4582BC

accent

#95EA3D

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F6EFE9

border

#D0CAC5

text

#120A04

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B521B

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

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