#8B6042#8B6042

#8B6042 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.071 H 55.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B6042
RGB	rgb(139, 96, 66)
HSL	hsl(25, 36%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(25, 53%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 30.9%, 52.5%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.59, 13.85, 24.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.59, 27.77, 60.09°)
OKLab	oklab(52.75% 0.0403 0.0585)
OKLCH	oklch(52.75% 0.071 55.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.8145, 14.2492, 7.0706)
Luminance	0.1425 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B6042 #426D8B

analogous

#8B4248 #8B6042 #8B8542

triadic

#8B6042 #428B60 #60428B

tetradic

#8B6042 #488B42 #426D8B #85428B

square

#8B6042 #488B42 #426D8B #85428B

split-complementary

#8B6042 #428B85 #42488B

monochromatic

#38271B #62432E #8B6042 #B17D5A #C49E83

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.46

#8B6042 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#8B6042 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B6042

5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B6042	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B6042	1.00	5.46	3.85	5.46
#FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C6440

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#776D42

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#965858

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b6042;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 96, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.071 55.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af8d77',
    500: '#8b6042',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b6042;
$custom-light: #af8d77;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b6042",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 96,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 24.658,
    "s": 35.61,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52747,
    "c": 0.07109,
    "h": 55.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14248
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B6042

secondary

#7A99AF

accent

#9ECC5C

background

#FBF8F7

surface

#F6F0ED

border

#D0CBC8

text

#110C08

muted

#807D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B6042

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

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