#8B561E#8B561E
#8B561E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.099 H 63.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B561E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 86, 30) |
| HSL | hsl(31, 64%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(31, 78%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 38.1%, 78.4%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.59, 17.12, 39.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.59, 43.49, 66.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.28% 0.0446 0.0879) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.28% 0.099 63.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.2107, 12.2397, 2.8421) |
| Luminance | 0.1224 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 3.59
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 3.66
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 4.00
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 4.69
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 6.77
Raw Umber
#A75E09
ΔE00 7.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B561E #1E538B
analogous
#8B201E #8B561E #898B1E
triadic
#8B561E #1E8B56 #561E8B
tetradic
#8B561E #1E8B20 #1E538B #8B1E89
square
#8B561E #1E8B20 #1E538B #8B1E89
split-complementary
#8B561E #1E898B #201E8B
monochromatic
#261808 #593713 #8B561E #BD7529 #D8944B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.09
#8B561E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.45
#8B561E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B561E
6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B561E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B561E | 1.00 | 6.09 | 3.45 | 6.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#675B16
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#73671F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#984A4B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#626262
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b561e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 86, 30); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.099 63.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b2855e',
500: '#8b561e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b561e; $custom-light: #b2855e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b561e",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 86,
"b": 30
},
"hsl": {
"h": 30.826,
"s": 64.497,
"l": 33.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50281,
"c": 0.09859,
"h": 63.1
},
"luminance": 0.12238
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B561E
secondary
#4A81BB
accent
#92E740
background
#FBF8F5
surface
#F6EFE9
border
#D0CAC5
text
#120B04
muted
#817C79