#8B522A#8B522A

#8B522A is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.094 H 53.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B522A
RGB	rgb(139, 82, 42)
HSL	hsl(25, 54%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(25, 70%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 41%, 69.8%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.72, 20.09, 32.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.72, 38.62, 58.66°)
OKLab	oklab(49.64% 0.0554 0.0755)
OKLCH	oklch(49.64% 0.094 53.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.0838, 11.6921, 3.7051)
Luminance	0.1169 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B522A #2A638B

analogous

#8B2A33 #8B522A #8B822A

triadic

#8B522A #2A8B52 #522A8B

tetradic

#8B522A #338B2A #2A638B #822A8B

square

#8B522A #338B2A #2A638B #822A8B

split-complementary

#8B522A #2A8B82 #2A338B

monochromatic

#2D1B0E #5C361C #8B522A #BA6E38 #CF8E60

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.29

#8B522A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#8B522A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B522A

6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B522A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B522A	1.00	6.29	3.34	6.29
#FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625826

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#70652A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#984649

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b522a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 82, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.094 53.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b18365',
    500: '#8b522a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b522a;
$custom-light: #b18365;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b522a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 24.742,
    "s": 53.591,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49644,
    "c": 0.09366,
    "h": 53.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11691
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B522A

secondary

#5C90B5

accent

#A1DD4B

background

#FBF8F6

surface

#F6EFEB

border

#D0CAC6

text

#110A06

muted

#807C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B522A

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

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