#8B601B#8B601B

#8B601B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.099 H 74.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B601B
RGB	rgb(139, 96, 27)
HSL	hsl(37, 67%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(37, 81%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 30.9%, 80.6%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.14, 11.15, 43.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.14, 45.12, 75.69°)
OKLab	oklab(52.25% 0.0267 0.0952)
OKLCH	oklch(52.25% 0.099 74.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.0293, 13.9351, 2.9349)
Luminance	0.1393 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B601B #1B468B

analogous

#8B281B #8B601B #7E8B1B

triadic

#8B601B #1B8B60 #601B8B

tetradic

#8B601B #1B8B28 #1B468B #8B1B7E

square

#8B601B #1B8B28 #1B468B #8B1B7E

split-complementary

#8B601B #1B7E8B #281B8B

monochromatic

#251907 #583D11 #8B601B #BE8325 #DBA245

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.55

#8B601B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.79

#8B601B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B601B

5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B601B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B601B	1.00	5.55	3.79	5.55
#FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F620F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6D1D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#985552

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b601b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 96, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.099 74.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b18d5d',
    500: '#8b601b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b601b;
$custom-light: #b18d5d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b601b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 96,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 36.964,
    "s": 67.47,
    "l": 32.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52254,
    "c": 0.09889,
    "h": 74.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13934
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B601B

secondary

#4573BC

accent

#80EA3D

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F6F0E9

border

#D0CBC5

text

#120C04

muted

#817D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B601B

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

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