#8B541E#8B541E
#8B541E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.099 H 61.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B541E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 84, 30) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 64%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(30, 78%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 39.6%, 78.4%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.10, 18.29, 39.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.10, 43.51, 65.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.9% 0.0481 0.0869) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.9% 0.099 61) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.0533, 11.9248, 2.7897) |
| Luminance | 0.1192 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 3.13
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 4.09
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 4.11
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 4.21
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 5.77
Chocolate
#7B3F00
ΔE00 6.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B541E #1E558B
analogous
#8B1E1E #8B541E #8B8A1E
triadic
#8B541E #1E8B54 #541E8B
tetradic
#8B541E #1E8B1E #1E558B #8A1E8B
square
#8B541E #1E8B1E #1E558B #8A1E8B
split-complementary
#8B541E #1E8B8A #1E1E8B
monochromatic
#261708 #593613 #8B541E #BD7229 #D8914B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.20
#8B541E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.38
#8B541E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B541E
6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B541E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B541E | 1.00 | 6.20 | 3.38 | 6.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#655917
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#72661E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#984849
Achromatopsia (no color)
#616161
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b541e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 84, 30); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.099 61.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b2845e',
500: '#8b541e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b541e; $custom-light: #b2845e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b541e",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 84,
"b": 30
},
"hsl": {
"h": 29.725,
"s": 64.497,
"l": 33.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49896,
"c": 0.09928,
"h": 61
},
"luminance": 0.11923
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B541E
secondary
#4A83BB
accent
#95E740
background
#FBF8F5
surface
#F6EFE9
border
#D0CAC5
text
#120B04
muted
#817C79