#8B6F2D#8B6F2D
#8B6F2D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.091 H 85.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B6F2D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 111, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 51%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 68%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 20.1%, 67.6%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.32, 3.39, 39.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.32, 39.96, 85.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.58% 0.0066 0.0906) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.58% 0.091 85.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.8065, 17.0484, 4.8876) |
| Luminance | 0.1705 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Muddy Brown
#886806
ΔE00 4.49
Hazel
#8E7618
ΔE00 5.00
Poo
#8F7303
ΔE00 5.37
Dirt
#8A6E45
ΔE00 5.81
Puke Brown
#947706
ΔE00 6.16
Dirt Brown
#836539
ΔE00 6.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B6F2D #2D498B
analogous
#8B402D #8B6F2D #788B2D
triadic
#8B6F2D #2D8B6F #6F2D8B
tetradic
#8B6F2D #2D8B40 #2D498B #8B2D78
square
#8B6F2D #2D8B40 #2D498B #8B2D78
split-complementary
#8B6F2D #2D788B #402D8B
monochromatic
#2F250F #5D4A1E #8B6F2D #B9943C #CDAE65
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.76
#8B6F2D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.41
#8B6F2D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B6F2D
4.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B6F2D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B6F2D | 1.00 | 4.76 | 4.41 | 4.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7C6E26
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#837630
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#976661
Achromatopsia (no color)
#737373
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b6f2d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 111, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.091 85.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b09869',
500: '#8b6f2d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b6f2d; $custom-light: #b09869; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b6f2d",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 111,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.128,
"s": 51.087,
"l": 36.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55577,
"c": 0.09086,
"h": 85.9
},
"luminance": 0.17047
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B6F2D
secondary
#6079B4
accent
#77DB4D
background
#FBF9F6
surface
#F6F2EB
border
#D0CCC6
text
#110D06
muted
#807E7A