#8B552C#8B552C

#8B552C is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.091 H 56.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B552C
RGB	rgb(139, 85, 44)
HSL	hsl(26, 52%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(26, 68%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 38.8%, 68.3%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.48, 18.48, 32.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.48, 37.61, 60.58°)
OKLab	oklab(50.24% 0.0509 0.0754)
OKLCH	oklch(50.24% 0.091 56)
XYZ	xyz(14.3517, 12.1692, 3.9754)
Luminance	0.1217 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B552C #2C628B

analogous

#8B2C32 #8B552C #8B842C

triadic

#8B552C #2C8B55 #552C8B

tetradic

#8B552C #328B2C #2C628B #842C8B

square

#8B552C #328B2C #2C628B #842C8B

split-complementary

#8B552C #2C8B84 #2C328B

monochromatic

#2E1C0F #5D391D #8B552C #B9713B #CE9164

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12

#8B552C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#8B552C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B552C

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B552C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B552C	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)

#655B28

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#72672C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#984A4C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b552c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 85, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.091 56.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b18567',
    500: '#8b552c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b552c;
$custom-light: #b18567;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b552c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 25.895,
    "s": 51.913,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5024,
    "c": 0.09093,
    "h": 56
  },
  "luminance": 0.12168
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B552C

secondary

#5F8FB4

accent

#9EDB4C

background

#FBF8F6

surface

#F6EFEB

border

#D0CAC6

text

#110B06

muted

#807C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B552C

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

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