#8B562C#8B562C
#8B562C is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.090 H 57.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B562C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 86, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(27, 52%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(27, 68%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 38.1%, 68.3%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.73, 17.89, 33.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.73, 37.58, 61.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.43% 0.0492 0.076) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.43% 0.09 57.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.4309, 12.3278, 4.0019) |
| Luminance | 0.1233 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 3.92
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 4.00
Cocoa
#875F42
ΔE00 5.04
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 5.83
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 6.06
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 6.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B562C #2C618B
analogous
#8B2C31 #8B562C #8B852C
triadic
#8B562C #2C8B56 #562C8B
tetradic
#8B562C #318B2C #2C618B #852C8B
square
#8B562C #318B2C #2C618B #852C8B
split-complementary
#8B562C #2C8B85 #2C318B
monochromatic
#2E1C0F #5D391D #8B562C #B9733B #CE9364
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.06
#8B562C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.47
#8B562C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B562C
6.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B562C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B562C | 1.00 | 6.06 | 3.47 | 6.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#665B28
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#72672C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#984B4C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#626262
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b562c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 86, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.090 57.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b18667',
500: '#8b562c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b562c; $custom-light: #b18667; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b562c",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 86,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 26.526,
"s": 51.913,
"l": 35.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50432,
"c": 0.09047,
"h": 57.1
},
"luminance": 0.12326
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B562C
secondary
#5F8EB4
accent
#9CDB4C
background
#FBF8F6
surface
#F6EFEB
border
#D0CAC6
text
#110B06
muted
#807C7A