#8B522E#8B522E

#8B522E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.091 H 51.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B522E
RGB	rgb(139, 82, 46)
HSL	hsl(23, 50%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(23, 67%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 41%, 66.9%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.77, 20.35, 30.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.77, 36.95, 56.58°)
OKLab	oklab(49.7% 0.0569 0.0715)
OKLCH	oklch(49.7% 0.091 51.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.1590, 11.7222, 4.1012)
Luminance	0.1172 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B522E #2E678B

analogous

#8B2E39 #8B522E #8B812E

triadic

#8B522E #2E8B52 #522E8B

tetradic

#8B522E #398B2E #2E678B #812E8B

square

#8B522E #398B2E #2E678B #812E8B

split-complementary

#8B522E #2E8B81 #2E398B

monochromatic

#2F1C10 #5D371F #8B522E #B96D3D #CD8E67

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.28

#8B522E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#8B522E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B522E

6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B522E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B522E	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)

#62582B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#70652E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#98474A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b522e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 82, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.091 51.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b18368',
    500: '#8b522e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b522e;
$custom-light: #b18368;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b522e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 23.226,
    "s": 50.27,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49698,
    "c": 0.09137,
    "h": 51.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11721
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B522E

secondary

#6194B3

accent

#A4DA4E

background

#FBF8F6

surface

#F6EFEB

border

#D0CAC6

text

#110A06

muted

#807C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B522E

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

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