#8B6D19#8B6D19
#8B6D19 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.103 H 87.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B6D19 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 109, 25) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 70%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 82%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 21.6%, 82%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.62, 3.52, 47.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.62, 47.81, 85.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.98% 0.0045 0.1033) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.98% 0.103 87.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.2926, 16.4976, 3.2457) |
| Luminance | 0.1650 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Muddy Brown
#886806
ΔE00 2.13
Poo
#8F7303
ΔE00 3.41
Hazel
#8E7618
ΔE00 3.97
Puke Brown
#947706
ΔE00 4.68
Shit
#7F5F00
ΔE00 5.20
Poop
#7F5E00
ΔE00 5.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B6D19 #19378B
analogous
#8B3419 #8B6D19 #708B19
triadic
#8B6D19 #198B6D #6D198B
tetradic
#8B6D19 #198B34 #19378B #8B1970
square
#8B6D19 #198B34 #19378B #8B1970
split-complementary
#8B6D19 #19708B #34198B
monochromatic
#231C06 #574410 #8B6D19 #BF9622 #DDB441
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.88
#8B6D19 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.30
#8B6D19 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B6D19
4.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B6D19 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B6D19 | 1.00 | 4.88 | 4.30 | 4.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7B6C06
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#82741E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#97635D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#717171
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b6d19; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 109, 25); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.103 87.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b1965e',
500: '#8b6d19',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b6d19; $custom-light: #b1965e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b6d19",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 109,
"b": 25
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.211,
"s": 69.512,
"l": 32.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54978,
"c": 0.10336,
"h": 87.5
},
"luminance": 0.16496
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B6D19
secondary
#4263BE
accent
#6AEC3B
background
#FBF9F5
surface
#F6F1E9
border
#D0CBC5
text
#110D05
muted
#807E79