#8B522C#8B522C

#8B522C is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.093 H 52.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B522C
RGB	rgb(139, 82, 44)
HSL	hsl(24, 52%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(24, 68%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 41%, 68.3%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.75, 20.22, 31.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.75, 37.78, 57.65°)
OKLab	oklab(49.67% 0.0561 0.0735)
OKLCH	oklch(49.67% 0.093 52.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.1205, 11.7068, 3.8984)
Luminance	0.1171 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B522C #2C658B

analogous

#8B2C35 #8B522C #8B812C

triadic

#8B522C #2C8B52 #522C8B

tetradic

#8B522C #358B2C #2C658B #812C8B

square

#8B522C #358B2C #2C658B #812C8B

split-complementary

#8B522C #2C8B81 #2C358B

monochromatic

#2E1B0F #5D371D #8B522C #B96D3B #CE8E64

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.29

#8B522C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#8B522C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B522C

6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B522C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B522C	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)

#625828

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#70652C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#984649

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b522c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 82, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.093 52.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b18366',
    500: '#8b522c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b522c;
$custom-light: #b18366;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b522c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 24,
    "s": 51.913,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4967,
    "c": 0.09251,
    "h": 52.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11705
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B522C

secondary

#5F92B4

accent

#A2DB4C

background

#FBF8F6

surface

#F6EFEB

border

#D0CAC6

text

#110A06

muted

#807C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B522C

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

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