#8B601D#8B601D

#8B601D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.098 H 73.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B601D
RGB	rgb(139, 96, 29)
HSL	hsl(37, 65%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(37, 79%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 30.9%, 79.1%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.15, 11.24, 42.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.15, 44.35, 75.32°)
OKLab	oklab(52.27% 0.0272 0.0939)
OKLCH	oklch(52.27% 0.098 73.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.0532, 13.9447, 3.0610)
Luminance	0.1394 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B601D #1D488B

analogous

#8B291D #8B601D #7F8B1D

triadic

#8B601D #1D8B60 #601D8B

tetradic

#8B601D #1D8B29 #1D488B #8B1D7F

square

#8B601D #1D8B29 #1D488B #8B1D7F

split-complementary

#8B601D #1D7F8B #291D8B

monochromatic

#261A08 #583D12 #8B601D #BE8328 #D9A149

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.54

#8B601D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.79

#8B601D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B601D

5.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B601D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B601D	1.00	5.54	3.79	5.54
#FFFFFF	5.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F6213

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796D1F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#985553

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b601d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 96, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.098 73.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b18d5e',
    500: '#8b601d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b601d;
$custom-light: #b18d5e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b601d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 96,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 36.545,
    "s": 65.476,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52269,
    "c": 0.09779,
    "h": 73.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13943
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B601D

secondary

#4975BB

accent

#81E83F

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F6F0E9

border

#D0CBC5

text

#110C05

muted

#807D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B601D

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

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