#8B552B#8B552B

#8B552B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.092 H 56.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B552B
RGB	rgb(139, 85, 43)
HSL	hsl(26, 53%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(26, 69%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 38.8%, 69.1%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.47, 18.41, 33.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.47, 38.04, 61.05°)
OKLab	oklab(50.23% 0.0505 0.0763)
OKLCH	oklch(50.23% 0.092 56.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.3331, 12.1618, 3.8776)
Luminance	0.1216 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B552B #2B618B

analogous

#8B2B31 #8B552B #8B852B

triadic

#8B552B #2B8B55 #552B8B

tetradic

#8B552B #318B2B #2B618B #852B8B

square

#8B552B #318B2B #2B618B #852B8B

split-complementary

#8B552B #2B8B85 #2B318B

monochromatic

#2E1C0E #5C381D #8B552B #BA7239 #CE9162

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12

#8B552B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#8B552B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B552B

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B552B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B552B	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)

#655A27

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#72672B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#984A4C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b552b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 85, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.092 56.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b18566',
    500: '#8b552b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b552b;
$custom-light: #b18566;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b552b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 26.25,
    "s": 52.747,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50227,
    "c": 0.09154,
    "h": 56.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1216
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B552B

secondary

#5D8EB5

accent

#9DDC4C

background

#FBF8F6

surface

#F6EFEB

border

#D0CAC6

text

#110B06

muted

#807C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B552B

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

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