#8B5819#8B5819
#8B5819 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.101 H 66.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B5819 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 88, 25) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 70%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 82%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 36.7%, 82%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.06, 15.75, 42.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.06, 45.43, 69.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.63% 0.0399 0.0923) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.63% 0.101 66.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.3138, 12.5400, 2.5861) |
| Luminance | 0.1254 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 3.22
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 4.75
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 4.77
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 5.49
Raw Sienna
#9A6200
ΔE00 5.76
Poo Brown
#885F01
ΔE00 6.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B5819 #194C8B
analogous
#8B1F19 #8B5819 #858B19
triadic
#8B5819 #198B58 #58198B
tetradic
#8B5819 #198B1F #194C8B #8B1985
square
#8B5819 #198B1F #194C8B #8B1985
split-complementary
#8B5819 #19858B #1F198B
monochromatic
#231606 #573710 #8B5819 #BF7922 #DD9741
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.99
#8B5819 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.51
#8B5819 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B5819
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B5819 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B5819 | 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)
#695C0E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#75681A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#984C4C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b5819; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 88, 25); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.101 66.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b2875b',
500: '#8b5819',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b5819; $custom-light: #b2875b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b5819",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 88,
"b": 25
},
"hsl": {
"h": 33.158,
"s": 69.512,
"l": 32.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50632,
"c": 0.10056,
"h": 66.6
},
"luminance": 0.12539
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B5819
secondary
#4279BE
accent
#8BEC3B
background
#FBF8F5
surface
#F6EFE9
border
#D0CAC5
text
#120B04
muted
#817C79