#8B5927#8B5927

#8B5927 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.093 H 62.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B5927
RGB	rgb(139, 89, 39)
HSL	hsl(30, 56%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(30, 72%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 36%, 71.9%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.43, 15.84, 36.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.43, 39.74, 66.52°)
OKLab	oklab(50.96% 0.0422 0.0824)
OKLCH	oklch(50.96% 0.093 62.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.5871, 12.7816, 3.6179)
Luminance	0.1278 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B5927 #27598B

analogous

#8B2727 #8B5927 #8B8B27

triadic

#8B5927 #278B59 #59278B

tetradic

#8B5927 #278B27 #27598B #8B278B

square

#8B5927 #278B27 #27598B #8B278B

split-complementary

#8B5927 #278B8B #27278B

monochromatic

#2B1C0C #5B3A1A #8B5927 #BB7834 #D1965B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.91

#8B5927 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#8B5927 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B5927

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B5927	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B5927	1.00	5.91	3.56	5.91
#FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#695D21

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746928

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#984E4E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b5927;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 89, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.093 62.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b18864',
    500: '#8b5927',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b5927;
$custom-light: #b18864;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b5927",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 30,
    "s": 56.18,
    "l": 34.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50957,
    "c": 0.09255,
    "h": 62.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1278
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B5927

secondary

#5887B6

accent

#94DF48

background

#FBF8F6

surface

#F6EFEB

border

#D0CAC6

text

#110B05

muted

#807C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B5927

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

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