#8B5818#8B5818
#8B5818 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.101 H 66.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B5818 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 88, 24) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 71%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 83%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 36.7%, 82.7%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.06, 15.71, 43.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.06, 45.80, 69.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.63% 0.0397 0.0929) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.63% 0.101 66.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.3032, 12.5358, 2.5303) |
| Luminance | 0.1253 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 3.20
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 4.88
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 4.88
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 5.54
Raw Sienna
#9A6200
ΔE00 5.64
Poo Brown
#885F01
ΔE00 6.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B5818 #184B8B
analogous
#8B1E18 #8B5818 #858B18
triadic
#8B5818 #188B58 #58188B
tetradic
#8B5818 #188B1E #184B8B #8B1885
square
#8B5818 #188B1E #184B8B #8B1885
split-complementary
#8B5818 #18858B #1E188B
monochromatic
#231606 #57370F #8B5818 #BF7921 #DE983F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.99
#8B5818 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.51
#8B5818 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B5818
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B5818 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B5818 | 1.00 | 5.99 | 3.51 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#695C0D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#756819
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#984C4C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b5818; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 88, 24); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.101 66.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b2875b',
500: '#8b5818',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b5818; $custom-light: #b2875b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b5818",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 88,
"b": 24
},
"hsl": {
"h": 33.391,
"s": 70.552,
"l": 31.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50625,
"c": 0.10104,
"h": 66.9
},
"luminance": 0.12534
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B5818
secondary
#4078BE
accent
#8AED3A
background
#FBF8F5
surface
#F6EFE9
border
#D0CAC5
text
#120B04
muted
#817C79