#8B6014#8B6014

#8B6014 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.102 H 75.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B6014
RGB	rgb(139, 96, 20)
HSL	hsl(38, 75%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(38, 86%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 30.9%, 85.6%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.10, 10.90, 46.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.10, 47.60, 76.76°)
OKLab	oklab(52.21% 0.0252 0.0991)
OKLCH	oklch(52.21% 0.102 75.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.9577, 13.9065, 2.5581)
Luminance	0.1391 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B6014 #143F8B

analogous

#8B2414 #8B6014 #7A8B14

triadic

#8B6014 #148B60 #60148B

tetradic

#8B6014 #148B24 #143F8B #8B147A

square

#8B6014 #148B24 #143F8B #8B147A

split-complementary

#8B6014 #147A8B #24148B

monochromatic

#201605 #553B0C #8B6014 #C1851C #E2A437

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.55

#8B6014 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.78

#8B6014 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B6014

5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B6014	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B6014	1.00	5.55	3.78	5.55
#FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#706202

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6C17

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#985452

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b6014;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 96, 20);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.102 75.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b28d5a',
    500: '#8b6014',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b6014;
$custom-light: #b28d5a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b6014",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 96,
    "b": 20
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 38.319,
    "s": 74.843,
    "l": 31.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52208,
    "c": 0.10226,
    "h": 75.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13905
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B6014

secondary

#3C6BBF

accent

#7AF136

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F6F0E9

border

#D0CBC5

text

#120C04

muted

#817D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B6014

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

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