#8B531A#8B531A
#8B531A is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.102 H 61.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B531A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 83, 26) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 68%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(30, 81%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40.3%, 81.3%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.82, 18.70, 41.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.82, 45.09, 65.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.67% 0.0487 0.0891) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.67% 0.102 61.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.9284, 11.7515, 2.5118) |
| Luminance | 0.1175 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 3.21
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 3.83
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 3.85
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 4.47
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 5.72
Chocolate
#7B3F00
ΔE00 6.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B531A #1A528B
analogous
#8B1A1A #8B531A #8B8B1A
triadic
#8B531A #1A8B53 #531A8B
tetradic
#8B531A #1A8B1A #1A528B #8B1A8B
square
#8B531A #1A8B1A #1A528B #8B1A8B
split-complementary
#8B531A #1A8B8B #1A1A8B
monochromatic
#241507 #573410 #8B531A #BF7224 #DC9043
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.27
#8B531A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.35
#8B531A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B531A
6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B531A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B531A | 1.00 | 6.27 | 3.35 | 6.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#645811
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#72651B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#984648
Achromatopsia (no color)
#606060
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b531a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 83, 26); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.102 61.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b2835b',
500: '#8b531a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b531a; $custom-light: #b2835b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b531a",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 83,
"b": 26
},
"hsl": {
"h": 30.265,
"s": 68.485,
"l": 32.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49671,
"c": 0.1016,
"h": 61.3
},
"luminance": 0.1175
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B531A
secondary
#4480BD
accent
#93EB3C
background
#FBF8F5
surface
#F6EFE9
border
#D0CAC5
text
#120A04
muted
#817C79