#8B552A#8B552A

#8B552A is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.092 H 57.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B552A
RGB	rgb(139, 85, 42)
HSL	hsl(27, 54%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(27, 70%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 38.8%, 69.8%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.46, 18.35, 33.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.46, 38.47, 61.51°)
OKLab	oklab(50.22% 0.0502 0.0773)
OKLCH	oklch(50.22% 0.092 57)
XYZ	xyz(14.3150, 12.1545, 3.7822)
Luminance	0.1215 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B552A #2A608B

analogous

#8B2A2F #8B552A #8B852A

triadic

#8B552A #2A8B55 #552A8B

tetradic

#8B552A #2F8B2A #2A608B #852A8B

square

#8B552A #2F8B2A #2A608B #852A8B

split-complementary

#8B552A #2A8B85 #2A2F8B

monochromatic

#2D1C0E #5C381C #8B552A #BA7238 #CF9160

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12

#8B552A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#8B552A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B552A

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B552A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B552A	1.00	6.12	3.43	6.12
#FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#655A26

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#72672A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#984A4B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b552a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 85, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.092 57.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b18565',
    500: '#8b552a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b552a;
$custom-light: #b18565;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b552a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 26.598,
    "s": 53.591,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50215,
    "c": 0.09214,
    "h": 57
  },
  "luminance": 0.12153
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B552A

secondary

#5C8DB5

accent

#9CDD4B

background

#FBF8F6

surface

#F6EFEB

border

#D0CAC6

text

#110B06

muted

#807C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B552A

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

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