#8B552E#8B552E

#8B552E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.090 H 54.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B552E
RGB	rgb(139, 85, 46)
HSL	hsl(25, 50%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(25, 67%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 38.8%, 66.9%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.51, 18.61, 31.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.51, 36.75, 59.58°)
OKLab	oklab(50.27% 0.0516 0.0734)
OKLCH	oklch(50.27% 0.09 54.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.3902, 12.1846, 4.1782)
Luminance	0.1218 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B552E #2E648B

analogous

#8B2E36 #8B552E #8B842E

triadic

#8B552E #2E8B55 #552E8B

tetradic

#8B552E #368B2E #2E648B #842E8B

square

#8B552E #368B2E #2E648B #842E8B

split-complementary

#8B552E #2E8B84 #2E368B

monochromatic

#2F1D10 #5D391F #8B552E #B9713D #CD9167

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.11

#8B552E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#8B552E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B552E

6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B552E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B552E	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)

#655B2A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#72672E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#984A4C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b552e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 85, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.090 54.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b18568',
    500: '#8b552e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b552e;
$custom-light: #b18568;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b552e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 25.161,
    "s": 50.27,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50266,
    "c": 0.0897,
    "h": 54.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12183
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B552E

secondary

#6191B3

accent

#9FDA4E

background

#FBF8F6

surface

#F6EFEB

border

#D0CAC6

text

#110B06

muted

#807C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B552E

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

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