#8B6B18#8B6B18
#8B6B18 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.103 H 85.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B6B18 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 107, 24) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 71%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 83%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23%, 82.7%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.07, 4.64, 47.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.07, 47.77, 84.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.54% 0.0076 0.1027) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.54% 0.103 85.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.0711, 16.0715, 3.1196) |
| Luminance | 0.1607 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Muddy Brown
#886806
ΔE00 1.70
Poo
#8F7303
ΔE00 4.20
Shit
#7F5F00
ΔE00 4.56
Poop
#7F5E00
ΔE00 4.84
Poo Brown
#885F01
ΔE00 4.84
Hazel
#8E7618
ΔE00 4.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B6B18 #18388B
analogous
#8B3118 #8B6B18 #728B18
triadic
#8B6B18 #188B6B #6B188B
tetradic
#8B6B18 #188B31 #18388B #8B1872
square
#8B6B18 #188B31 #18388B #8B1872
split-complementary
#8B6B18 #18728B #31188B
monochromatic
#231B06 #57430F #8B6B18 #BF9321 #DEB23F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.98
#8B6B18 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.21
#8B6B18 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B6B18
4.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B6B18 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B6B18 | 1.00 | 4.98 | 4.21 | 4.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#796B05
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#81731D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#97605B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#707070
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b6b18; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 107, 24); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.103 85.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b1955d',
500: '#8b6b18',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b6b18; $custom-light: #b1955d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b6b18",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 107,
"b": 24
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.304,
"s": 70.552,
"l": 31.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54542,
"c": 0.103,
"h": 85.8
},
"luminance": 0.1607
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B6B18
secondary
#4063BE
accent
#6CED3A
background
#FBF9F5
surface
#F6F1E9
border
#D0CBC5
text
#110D04
muted
#807E79