#8B5224#8B5224

#8B5224 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.097 H 56.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B5224
RGB	rgb(139, 82, 36)
HSL	hsl(27, 59%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(27, 74%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 41%, 74.1%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.66, 19.74, 36.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.66, 41.13, 61.32°)
OKLab	oklab(49.57% 0.0534 0.081)
OKLCH	oklch(49.57% 0.097 56.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.9843, 11.6524, 3.1814)
Luminance	0.1165 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B5224 #245D8B

analogous

#8B242A #8B5224 #8B8624

triadic

#8B5224 #248B52 #52248B

tetradic

#8B5224 #2A8B24 #245D8B #86248B

square

#8B5224 #2A8B24 #245D8B #86248B

split-complementary

#8B5224 #248B86 #242A8B

monochromatic

#2A190B #5A3517 #8B5224 #BC6F31 #D38E56

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.31

#8B5224 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#8B5224 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B5224

6.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B5224	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B5224	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)

#63581F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706524

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#984648

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b5224;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 82, 36);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.097 56.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b28361',
    500: '#8b5224',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b5224;
$custom-light: #b28361;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b5224",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 36
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 26.796,
    "s": 58.857,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49574,
    "c": 0.09699,
    "h": 56.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11651
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B5224

secondary

#538BB7

accent

#9CE246

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F6EFEA

border

#D0CAC6

text

#120A05

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B5224

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

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