#8B5924#8B5924
#8B5924 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.094 H 64.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B5924 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 89, 36) |
| HSL | hsl(31, 59%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(31, 74%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 36%, 74.1%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.40, 15.67, 37.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.40, 41.03, 67.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.93% 0.0412 0.0849) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.93% 0.094 64.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.5394, 12.7625, 3.3664) |
| Luminance | 0.1276 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 3.60
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 4.08
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 4.12
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 5.70
Cocoa
#875F42
ΔE00 6.64
Dirt Brown
#836539
ΔE00 6.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B5924 #24568B
analogous
#8B2624 #8B5924 #8A8B24
triadic
#8B5924 #248B59 #59248B
tetradic
#8B5924 #248B26 #24568B #8B248A
square
#8B5924 #248B26 #24568B #8B248A
split-complementary
#8B5924 #248A8B #26248B
monochromatic
#2A1B0B #5A3A17 #8B5924 #BC7831 #D39756
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.91
#8B5924 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.55
#8B5924 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B5924
5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B5924 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B5924 | 1.00 | 5.91 | 3.55 | 5.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#695D1E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#756925
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#984E4E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b5924; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 89, 36); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.094 64.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b18862',
500: '#8b5924',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b5924; $custom-light: #b18862; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b5924",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 89,
"b": 36
},
"hsl": {
"h": 30.874,
"s": 58.857,
"l": 34.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50925,
"c": 0.09439,
"h": 64.1
},
"luminance": 0.12761
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B5924
secondary
#5384B7
accent
#92E246
background
#FBF8F5
surface
#F6EFEA
border
#D0CAC6
text
#110B05
muted
#807C79