#8B5815#8B5815
#8B5815 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.102 H 67.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B5815 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 88, 21) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 74%, 31%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 85%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 36.7%, 84.9%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.04, 15.61, 44.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.04, 46.86, 70.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.61% 0.039 0.0946) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.61% 0.102 67.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.2737, 12.5240, 2.3750) |
| Luminance | 0.1252 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 3.20
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 5.20
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 5.24
Raw Sienna
#9A6200
ΔE00 5.34
Poo Brown
#885F01
ΔE00 5.60
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 5.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B5815 #15488B
analogous
#8B1D15 #8B5815 #838B15
triadic
#8B5815 #158B58 #58158B
tetradic
#8B5815 #158B1D #15488B #8B1583
square
#8B5815 #158B1D #15488B #8B1583
split-complementary
#8B5815 #15838B #1D158B
monochromatic
#211505 #56360D #8B5815 #C07A1D #E19939
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.99
#8B5815 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.50
#8B5815 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B5815
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B5815 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B5815 | 1.00 | 5.99 | 3.50 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#695C07
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#756817
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#984C4B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b5815; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 88, 21); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.102 67.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b28759',
500: '#8b5815',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b5815; $custom-light: #b28759; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b5815",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 88,
"b": 21
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.068,
"s": 73.75,
"l": 31.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50605,
"c": 0.10235,
"h": 67.6
},
"luminance": 0.12523
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B5815
secondary
#3D75BF
accent
#87F037
background
#FBF8F5
surface
#F6EFE9
border
#D0CAC5
text
#120B04
muted
#817C79