#8B6214#8B6214

#8B6214 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.102 H 77.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B6214
RGB	rgb(139, 98, 20)
HSL	hsl(39, 75%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(39, 86%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 29.5%, 85.6%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.63, 9.73, 46.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.63, 47.79, 78.25°)
OKLab	oklab(52.62% 0.0218 0.1001)
OKLCH	oklch(52.62% 0.102 77.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.1425, 14.2761, 2.6197)
Luminance	0.1427 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B6214 #143D8B

analogous

#8B2614 #8B6214 #788B14

triadic

#8B6214 #148B62 #62148B

tetradic

#8B6214 #148B26 #143D8B #8B1478

square

#8B6214 #148B26 #143D8B #8B1478

split-complementary

#8B6214 #14788B #26148B

monochromatic

#201705 #553C0C #8B6214 #C1881C #E2A737

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.45

#8B6214 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#8B6214 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B6214

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B6214	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B6214	1.00	5.45	3.85	5.45
#FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#716402

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6E18

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#985754

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b6214;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 98, 20);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.102 77.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b28e5a',
    500: '#8b6214',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b6214;
$custom-light: #b28e5a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b6214",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 20
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 39.328,
    "s": 74.843,
    "l": 31.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52621,
    "c": 0.10245,
    "h": 77.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14275
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B6214

secondary

#3C69BF

accent

#77F136

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F6F0E9

border

#D0CBC5

text

#120C04

muted

#817D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B6214

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

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