#8B6048#8B6048
#8B6048 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.067 H 50.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B6048 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 96, 72) |
| HSL | hsl(21, 32%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(21, 48%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 30.9%, 48.2%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.69, 14.47, 20.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.69, 25.25, 55.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.86% 0.0429 0.0511) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.86% 0.067 50) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.0008, 14.3238, 8.0516) |
| Luminance | 0.1432 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Cocoa
#875F42
ΔE00 2.54
Brownish
#9C6D57
ΔE00 5.73
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 6.65
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 7.84
Dark Taupe
#7F684E
ΔE00 8.01
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 8.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B6048 #48738B
analogous
#8B4852 #8B6048 #8B8248
triadic
#8B6048 #488B60 #60488B
tetradic
#8B6048 #528B48 #48738B #82488B
square
#8B6048 #528B48 #48738B #82488B
split-complementary
#8B6048 #488B82 #48528B
monochromatic
#3A281E #634433 #8B6048 #AE7D62 #C39F8B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.43
#8B6048 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.86
#8B6048 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B6048
5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B6048 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B6048 | 1.00 | 5.43 | 3.86 | 5.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6C6446
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#766D48
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#96585A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b6048; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 96, 72); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.067 50.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#af8d7b',
500: '#8b6048',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b6048; $custom-light: #af8d7b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b6048",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 96,
"b": 72
},
"hsl": {
"h": 21.493,
"s": 31.754,
"l": 41.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52863,
"c": 0.06672,
"h": 50
},
"luminance": 0.14323
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B6048
secondary
#809EAE
accent
#A3C860
background
#FBF8F7
surface
#F6F0ED
border
#D0CBC8
text
#110C09
muted
#807D7B