#8B642E#8B642E

#8B642E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.087 H 72.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B642E
RGB	rgb(139, 100, 46)
HSL	hsl(35, 50%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(35, 67%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 28.1%, 66.9%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.36, 9.84, 36.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.36, 37.39, 74.73°)
OKLab	oklab(53.26% 0.0256 0.0828)
OKLCH	oklch(53.26% 0.087 72.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.6988, 14.8018, 4.6144)
Luminance	0.1480 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B642E #2E558B

analogous

#8B362E #8B642E #848B2E

triadic

#8B642E #2E8B64 #642E8B

tetradic

#8B642E #2E8B36 #2E558B #8B2E84

square

#8B642E #2E8B36 #2E558B #8B2E84

split-complementary

#8B642E #2E848B #362E8B

monochromatic

#2F2210 #5D431F #8B642E #B9853D #CDA267

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#8B642E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#8B642E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B642E

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B642E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B642E	1.00	5.30	3.96	5.30
#FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#726628

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6F2F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#975A58

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b642e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 100, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.087 72.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b09069',
    500: '#8b642e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b642e;
$custom-light: #b09069;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b642e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 100,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 34.839,
    "s": 50.27,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53261,
    "c": 0.08663,
    "h": 72.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14801
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B642E

secondary

#6184B3

accent

#89DA4E

background

#FBF8F6

surface

#F6F0EB

border

#D0CBC6

text

#110C06

muted

#807D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B642E

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

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