#8B5823#8B5823
#8B5823 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.095 H 63.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B5823 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 88, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(31, 60%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(31, 75%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 36.7%, 74.8%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.14, 16.20, 38.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.14, 41.44, 66.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.72% 0.0427 0.0852) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.72% 0.095 63.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.4417, 12.5911, 3.2595) |
| Luminance | 0.1259 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 3.61
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 3.85
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 4.03
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 5.38
Cocoa
#875F42
ΔE00 6.72
Dirt Brown
#836539
ΔE00 7.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B5823 #23568B
analogous
#8B2423 #8B5823 #8A8B23
triadic
#8B5823 #238B58 #58238B
tetradic
#8B5823 #238B24 #23568B #8B238A
square
#8B5823 #238B24 #23568B #8B238A
split-complementary
#8B5823 #238A8B #24238B
monochromatic
#291A0A #5A3917 #8B5823 #BC772F #D49554
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.97
#8B5823 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.52
#8B5823 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B5823
5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B5823 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B5823 | 1.00 | 5.97 | 3.52 | 5.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#685C1D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#746824
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#984C4D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b5823; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 88, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.095 63.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b18761',
500: '#8b5823',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b5823; $custom-light: #b18761; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b5823",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 88,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 30.577,
"s": 59.77,
"l": 34.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50718,
"c": 0.09524,
"h": 63.4
},
"luminance": 0.1259
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B5823
secondary
#5284B8
accent
#92E345
background
#FBF8F5
surface
#F6EFEA
border
#D0CAC6
text
#110B05
muted
#807C79