#8B591F#8B591F

#8B591F is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.097 H 65.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B591F
RGB	rgb(139, 89, 31)
HSL	hsl(32, 64%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(32, 78%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 36%, 77.7%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.36, 15.42, 40.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.36, 43.12, 69.05°)
OKLab	oklab(50.88% 0.0398 0.0888)
OKLCH	oklch(50.88% 0.097 65.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.4683, 12.7340, 2.9920)
Luminance	0.1273 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B591F #1F518B

analogous

#8B231F #8B591F #878B1F

triadic

#8B591F #1F8B59 #591F8B

tetradic

#8B591F #1F8B23 #1F518B #8B1F87

square

#8B591F #1F8B23 #1F518B #8B1F87

split-complementary

#8B591F #1F878B #231F8B

monochromatic

#271909 #593914 #8B591F #BD792A #D7974D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#8B591F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#8B591F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B591F

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B591F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B591F	1.00	5.92	3.55	5.92
#FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#695D17

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#756920

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#984D4D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b591f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 89, 31);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.097 65.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b2885f',
    500: '#8b591f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b591f;
$custom-light: #b2885f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b591f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 31
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 32.222,
    "s": 63.529,
    "l": 33.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50877,
    "c": 0.09727,
    "h": 65.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12733
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B591F

secondary

#4C7FBA

accent

#8EE741

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F6EFE9

border

#D0CAC5

text

#120B05

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B591F

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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