#8C381A#8C381A

#8C381A is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.122 H 39.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C381A
RGB	rgb(140, 56, 26)
HSL	hsl(16, 69%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(16, 81%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60%, 81.4%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.96, 34.04, 35.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.96, 49.15, 46.17°)
OKLab	oklab(45.22% 0.0948 0.077)
OKLCH	oklch(45.22% 0.122 39.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.4172, 8.4801, 1.9600)
Luminance	0.0848 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C381A #1A6E8C

analogous

#8C1A35 #8C381A #8C711A

triadic

#8C381A #1A8C38 #381A8C

tetradic

#8C381A #358C1A #1A6E8C #711A8C

square

#8C381A #358C1A #1A6E8C #711A8C

split-complementary

#8C381A #1A8C71 #1A358C

monochromatic

#250F07 #582310 #8C381A #C04D24 #DC6C44

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.79

#8C381A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.70

#8C381A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C381A

7.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C381A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C381A	1.00	7.79	2.70	7.79
#FFFFFF	7.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#504716

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#645917

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A2432

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c381a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 56, 26);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.122 39.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b57159',
    500: '#8c381a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c381a;
$custom-light: #b57159;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c381a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 26
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 15.789,
    "s": 68.675,
    "l": 32.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45218,
    "c": 0.12214,
    "h": 39.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08478
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C381A

secondary

#449EBE

accent

#BDEC3C

background

#FCF7F5

surface

#F8EDE9

border

#D1C8C5

text

#120803

muted

#817B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C381A

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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