#8B6022#8B6022

#8B6022 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.095 H 72.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B6022
RGB	rgb(139, 96, 34)
HSL	hsl(35, 61%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(35, 76%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 30.9%, 75.5%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.19, 11.47, 40.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.19, 42.30, 74.26°)
OKLab	oklab(52.31% 0.0286 0.0904)
OKLCH	oklch(52.31% 0.095 72.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.1201, 13.9715, 3.4135)
Luminance	0.1397 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B6022 #224D8B

analogous

#8B2C22 #8B6022 #828B22

triadic

#8B6022 #228B60 #60228B

tetradic

#8B6022 #228B2C #224D8B #8B2282

square

#8B6022 #228B2C #224D8B #8B2282

split-complementary

#8B6022 #22828B #2C228B

monochromatic

#291C0A #5A3E16 #8B6022 #BC822E #D59F53

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.54

#8B6022 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.79

#8B6022 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B6022

5.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B6022	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B6022	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)

#6F621A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796D24

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#985553

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b6022;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 96, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.095 72.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b18d61',
    500: '#8b6022',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b6022;
$custom-light: #b18d61;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b6022",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 96,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 35.429,
    "s": 60.694,
    "l": 33.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52311,
    "c": 0.09483,
    "h": 72.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1397
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B6022

secondary

#507BB8

accent

#85E444

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F6F0EA

border

#D0CBC6

text

#110C05

muted

#807D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B6022

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

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