#8B5221#8B5221

#8B5221 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.099 H 57.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B5221
RGB	rgb(139, 82, 33)
HSL	hsl(28, 62%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(28, 76%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 41%, 76.3%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.63, 19.59, 37.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.63, 42.37, 62.46°)
OKLab	oklab(49.54% 0.0524 0.0835)
OKLCH	oklch(49.54% 0.099 57.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.9404, 11.6348, 2.9501)
Luminance	0.1163 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B5221 #215A8B

analogous

#8B2125 #8B5221 #8B8721

triadic

#8B5221 #218B52 #52218B

tetradic

#8B5221 #258B21 #215A8B #87218B

square

#8B5221 #258B21 #215A8B #87218B

split-complementary

#8B5221 #218B87 #21258B

monochromatic

#28180A #5A3515 #8B5221 #BC6F2D #D68E51

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.31

#8B5221 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#8B5221 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B5221

6.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B5221	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B5221	1.00	6.31	3.33	6.31
#FFFFFF	6.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#63581B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716521

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#984648

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b5221;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 82, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.099 57.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b2835f',
    500: '#8b5221',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b5221;
$custom-light: #b2835f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b5221",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 27.736,
    "s": 61.628,
    "l": 33.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49543,
    "c": 0.09857,
    "h": 57.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11633
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B5221

secondary

#4F88B9

accent

#9AE543

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F6EFE9

border

#D0CAC5

text

#120A05

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B5221

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

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