#8B6023#8B6023

#8B6023 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.094 H 72.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B6023
RGB	rgb(139, 96, 35)
HSL	hsl(35, 60%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(35, 75%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 30.9%, 74.8%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.20, 11.52, 40.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.20, 41.88, 74.03°)
OKLab	oklab(52.32% 0.0289 0.0897)
OKLCH	oklch(52.32% 0.094 72.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.1348, 13.9773, 3.4906)
Luminance	0.1398 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B6023 #234E8B

analogous

#8B2C23 #8B6023 #828B23

triadic

#8B6023 #238B60 #60238B

tetradic

#8B6023 #238B2C #234E8B #8B2382

square

#8B6023 #238B2C #234E8B #8B2382

split-complementary

#8B6023 #23828B #2C238B

monochromatic

#291C0A #5A3E17 #8B6023 #BC822F #D49F54

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.53

#8B6023 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#8B6023 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B6023

5.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B6023	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B6023	1.00	5.53	3.80	5.53
#FFFFFF	5.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F621B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796D25

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#985553

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b6023;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 96, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.094 72.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b18d62',
    500: '#8b6023',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b6023;
$custom-light: #b18d62;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b6023",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 96,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 35.192,
    "s": 59.77,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5232,
    "c": 0.0942,
    "h": 72.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13976
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B6023

secondary

#527CB8

accent

#86E345

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F6F0EA

border

#D0CBC6

text

#110C05

muted

#807D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B6023

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

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