#8B6835#8B6835
#8B6835 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.081 H 74.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B6835 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 104, 53) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 45%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 62%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25.2%, 61.9%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.51, 8.02, 33.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.51, 34.64, 76.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.18% 0.0212 0.0787) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.18% 0.081 74.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.2413, 15.6478, 5.5324) |
| Luminance | 0.1565 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Dirt Brown
#836539
ΔE00 2.51
Dirt
#8A6E45
ΔE00 3.51
Dull Brown
#876E4B
ΔE00 5.01
Poo Brown
#885F01
ΔE00 6.66
Dark Taupe
#7F684E
ΔE00 7.30
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 7.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B6835 #35588B
analogous
#8B3D35 #8B6835 #838B35
triadic
#8B6835 #358B68 #68358B
tetradic
#8B6835 #358B3D #35588B #8B3583
square
#8B6835 #358B3D #35588B #8B3583
split-complementary
#8B6835 #35838B #3D358B
monochromatic
#322613 #5F4724 #8B6835 #B78946 #C9A571
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.09
#8B6835 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.13
#8B6835 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B6835
5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B6835 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B6835 | 1.00 | 5.09 | 4.13 | 5.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#756930
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D7236
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#965F5C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b6835; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 104, 53); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.081 74.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0936e',
500: '#8b6835',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b6835; $custom-light: #b0936e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b6835",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 104,
"b": 53
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.581,
"s": 44.792,
"l": 37.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54184,
"c": 0.08147,
"h": 74.9
},
"luminance": 0.15647
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B6835
secondary
#6A87B1
accent
#88D453
background
#FBF9F6
surface
#F6F1EC
border
#D0CBC7
text
#110D07
muted
#807E7A