#844E23#844E23
#844E23 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.093 H 56.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #844E23 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(132, 78, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(27, 58%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(27, 73%, 52%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40.9%, 73.5%, 48.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.69, 18.86, 34.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.69, 39.06, 61.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.84% 0.0512 0.0771) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.84% 0.093 56.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.5445, 10.4769, 2.9514) |
| Luminance | 0.1048 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 2.31
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 4.05
Chocolate
#7B3F00
ΔE00 5.59
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 5.72
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 5.93
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 6.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#844E23 #235984
analogous
#842328 #844E23 #847E23
triadic
#844E23 #23844E #4E2384
tetradic
#844E23 #288423 #235984 #7E2384
square
#844E23 #288423 #235984 #7E2384
split-complementary
#844E23 #23847E #232884
monochromatic
#231509 #543116 #844E23 #B46B30 #D18951
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.78
#844E23 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.10
#844E23 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #844E23
6.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##844E23 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##844E23 | 1.00 | 6.78 | 3.10 | 6.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5E541E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6B6023
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#904345
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5B5B5B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #844e23; /* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 78, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.093 56.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ac8060',
500: '#844e23',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #844e23; $custom-light: #ac8060; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#844e23",
"rgb": {
"r": 132,
"g": 78,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 26.598,
"s": 58.084,
"l": 32.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47841,
"c": 0.09252,
"h": 56.4
},
"luminance": 0.10476
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#844E23
secondary
#4E87B4
accent
#9DE146
background
#FBF7F5
surface
#F6EEE9
border
#D0C9C5
text
#110A05
muted
#807C79