#8B5324#8B5324

#8B5324 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.097 H 57.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B5324
RGB	rgb(139, 83, 36)
HSL	hsl(27, 59%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(27, 74%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 40.3%, 74.1%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.90, 19.16, 36.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.90, 41.09, 62.20°)
OKLab	oklab(49.76% 0.0516 0.0815)
OKLCH	oklch(49.76% 0.097 57.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.0603, 11.8043, 3.2067)
Luminance	0.1180 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B5324 #245C8B

analogous

#8B2428 #8B5324 #8B8724

triadic

#8B5324 #248B53 #53248B

tetradic

#8B5324 #288B24 #245C8B #87248B

square

#8B5324 #288B24 #245C8B #87248B

split-complementary

#8B5324 #248B87 #24288B

monochromatic

#2A190B #5A3617 #8B5324 #BC7031 #D38F56

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.25

#8B5324 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#8B5324 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B5324

6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B5324	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B5324	1.00	6.25	3.36	6.25
#FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#64591F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716524

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#984749

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b5324;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 83, 36);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.097 57.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b28361',
    500: '#8b5324',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b5324;
$custom-light: #b28361;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b5324",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 36
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 27.379,
    "s": 58.857,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49763,
    "c": 0.09652,
    "h": 57.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11803
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B5324

secondary

#538AB7

accent

#9BE246

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F6EFEA

border

#D0CAC6

text

#120A05

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B5324

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

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