#8B5320#8B5320

#8B5320 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.099 H 59.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B5320
RGB	rgb(139, 83, 32)
HSL	hsl(29, 63%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(29, 77%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 40.3%, 77%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.87, 18.96, 38.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.87, 42.74, 63.66°)
OKLab	oklab(49.72% 0.0504 0.0848)
OKLCH	oklch(49.72% 0.099 59.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.0026, 11.7812, 2.9028)
Luminance	0.1178 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B5320 #20588B

analogous

#8B2022 #8B5320 #8B8820

triadic

#8B5320 #208B53 #53208B

tetradic

#8B5320 #228B20 #20588B #88208B

square

#8B5320 #228B20 #20588B #88208B

split-complementary

#8B5320 #208B88 #20228B

monochromatic

#281809 #593515 #8B5320 #BD712B #D6904F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.26

#8B5320 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#8B5320 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B5320

6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B5320	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B5320	1.00	6.26	3.36	6.26
#FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#64591A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716520

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#984748

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b5320;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 83, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.099 59.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b2835f',
    500: '#8b5320',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b5320;
$custom-light: #b2835f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b5320",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 28.598,
    "s": 62.573,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49723,
    "c": 0.09866,
    "h": 59.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1178
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B5320

secondary

#4D86BA

accent

#98E642

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F6EFE9

border

#D0CAC5

text

#120A05

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B5320

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

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