#8B551E#8B551E

#8B551E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.099 H 62.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B551E
RGB	rgb(139, 85, 30)
HSL	hsl(30, 64%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(30, 78%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 38.8%, 78.4%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.34, 17.71, 39.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.34, 43.49, 65.98°)
OKLab	oklab(50.09% 0.0464 0.0874)
OKLCH	oklch(50.09% 0.099 62)
XYZ	xyz(14.1315, 12.0811, 2.8157)
Luminance	0.1208 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8B551E #1E548B

analogous

#8B1E1E #8B551E #8A8B1E

triadic

#8B551E #1E8B55 #551E8B

tetradic

#8B551E #1E8B1E #1E548B #8B1E8A

square

#8B551E #1E8B1E #1E548B #8B1E8A

split-complementary

#8B551E #1E8A8B #1E1E8B

monochromatic

#261708 #593613 #8B551E #BD7429 #D8924B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.15

#8B551E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.42

#8B551E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B551E

6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B551E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B551E	1.00	6.15	3.42	6.15
#FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665A16

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#73661F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#98494A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b551e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 85, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.099 62.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b2855e',
    500: '#8b551e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b551e;
$custom-light: #b2855e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b551e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 30.275,
    "s": 64.497,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50088,
    "c": 0.09892,
    "h": 62
  },
  "luminance": 0.1208
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B551E

secondary

#4A82BB

accent

#93E740

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F6EFE9

border

#D0CAC5

text

#120B04

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B551E

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

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