#8B5824#8B5824
#8B5824 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.095 H 63.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B5824 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 88, 36) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 59%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(30, 74%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 36.7%, 74.1%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.15, 16.25, 37.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.15, 41.02, 66.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.73% 0.043 0.0843) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.73% 0.095 63) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.4567, 12.5972, 3.3389) |
| Luminance | 0.1260 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 3.54
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 3.80
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 4.17
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 5.41
Cocoa
#875F42
ΔE00 6.53
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 7.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B5824 #24578B
analogous
#8B2424 #8B5824 #8B8B24
triadic
#8B5824 #248B58 #58248B
tetradic
#8B5824 #248B24 #24578B #8B248B
square
#8B5824 #248B24 #24578B #8B248B
split-complementary
#8B5824 #248B8B #24248B
monochromatic
#2A1A0B #5A3917 #8B5824 #BC7731 #D39556
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.97
#8B5824 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.52
#8B5824 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B5824
5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B5824 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B5824 | 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)
#685C1E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#746825
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#984C4D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b5824; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 88, 36); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.095 63.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b18762',
500: '#8b5824',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b5824; $custom-light: #b18762; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b5824",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 88,
"b": 36
},
"hsl": {
"h": 30.291,
"s": 58.857,
"l": 34.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50728,
"c": 0.09466,
"h": 63
},
"luminance": 0.12596
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B5824
secondary
#5385B7
accent
#93E246
background
#FBF8F5
surface
#F6EFEA
border
#D0CAC6
text
#110B05
muted
#807C79