#8B522D#8B522D

#8B522D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.092 H 52.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B522D
RGB	rgb(139, 82, 45)
HSL	hsl(24, 51%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(24, 68%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 41%, 67.6%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.76, 20.28, 31.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.76, 37.37, 57.12°)
OKLab	oklab(49.68% 0.0565 0.0725)
OKLCH	oklch(49.68% 0.092 52.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.1395, 11.7144, 3.9986)
Luminance	0.1171 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B522D #2D668B

analogous

#8B2D37 #8B522D #8B812D

triadic

#8B522D #2D8B52 #522D8B

tetradic

#8B522D #378B2D #2D668B #812D8B

square

#8B522D #378B2D #2D668B #812D8B

split-complementary

#8B522D #2D8B81 #2D378B

monochromatic

#2F1B0F #5D371E #8B522D #B96D3C #CD8E65

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.28

#8B522D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#8B522D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B522D

6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B522D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B522D	1.00	6.28	3.34	6.28
#FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625829

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#70652D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#984749

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b522d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 82, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.092 52.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b18367',
    500: '#8b522d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b522d;
$custom-light: #b18367;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b522d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 23.617,
    "s": 51.087,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49684,
    "c": 0.09195,
    "h": 52.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11713
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B522D

secondary

#6093B4

accent

#A3DB4D

background

#FBF8F6

surface

#F6EFEB

border

#D0CAC6

text

#110A06

muted

#807C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B522D

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

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