#8C451D#8C451D

#8C451D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.110 H 47.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C451D
RGB	rgb(140, 69, 29)
HSL	hsl(22, 66%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(22, 79%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.7%, 79.3%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.70, 27.24, 36.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.70, 45.65, 53.38°)
OKLab	oklab(47.31% 0.0746 0.0804)
OKLCH	oklch(47.31% 0.11 47.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.1664, 9.9220, 2.3839)
Luminance	0.0992 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8C451D #1D648C

analogous

#8C1D2C #8C451D #8C7C1D

triadic

#8C451D #1D8C45 #451D8C

tetradic

#8C451D #2C8C1D #1D648C #7C1D8C

square

#8C451D #2C8C1D #1D648C #7C1D8C

split-complementary

#8C451D #1D8C7C #1D2C8C

monochromatic

#271308 #592C12 #8C451D #BF5E28 #D97E4A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.04

#8C451D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#8C451D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C451D

7.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C451D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C451D	1.00	7.04	2.98	7.04
#FFFFFF	7.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#594F18

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A5F1C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A363D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c451d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 69, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.110 47.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47a5c',
    500: '#8c451d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c451d;
$custom-light: #b47a5c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c451d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 21.622,
    "s": 65.68,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47312,
    "c": 0.10973,
    "h": 47.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0992
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C451D

secondary

#4992BC

accent

#ACE93F

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F7EDE9

border

#D0C8C5

text

#120904

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C451D

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

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