#8B552D#8B552D

#8B552D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.090 H 55.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B552D
RGB	rgb(139, 85, 45)
HSL	hsl(26, 51%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(26, 68%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 38.8%, 67.6%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.50, 18.54, 32.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.50, 37.18, 60.09°)
OKLab	oklab(50.25% 0.0513 0.0744)
OKLCH	oklch(50.25% 0.09 55.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.3707, 12.1768, 4.0756)
Luminance	0.1217 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B552D #2D638B

analogous

#8B2D34 #8B552D #8B842D

triadic

#8B552D #2D8B55 #552D8B

tetradic

#8B552D #348B2D #2D638B #842D8B

square

#8B552D #348B2D #2D638B #842D8B

split-complementary

#8B552D #2D8B84 #2D348B

monochromatic

#2F1C0F #5D391E #8B552D #B9713C #CD9165

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.11

#8B552D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#8B552D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B552D

6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B552D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B552D	1.00	6.11	3.44	6.11
#FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#655B29

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#72672D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#984A4C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b552d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 85, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.090 55.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b18567',
    500: '#8b552d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b552d;
$custom-light: #b18567;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b552d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 25.532,
    "s": 51.087,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50253,
    "c": 0.09032,
    "h": 55.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12175
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B552D

secondary

#6090B4

accent

#9EDB4D

background

#FBF8F6

surface

#F6EFEB

border

#D0CAC6

text

#110B06

muted

#807C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B552D

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

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