#8C451E#8C451E

#8C451E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.109 H 46.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C451E
RGB	rgb(140, 69, 30)
HSL	hsl(21, 65%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(21, 79%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.7%, 78.6%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.71, 27.28, 36.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.71, 45.28, 52.96°)
OKLab	oklab(47.32% 0.075 0.0796)
OKLCH	oklch(47.32% 0.109 46.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.1789, 9.9270, 2.4501)
Luminance	0.0993 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8C451E #1E658C

analogous

#8C1E2E #8C451E #8C7C1E

triadic

#8C451E #1E8C45 #451E8C

tetradic

#8C451E #2E8C1E #1E658C #7C1E8C

square

#8C451E #2E8C1E #1E658C #7C1E8C

split-complementary

#8C451E #1E8C7C #1E2E8C

monochromatic

#271308 #5A2C13 #8C451E #BE5E29 #D97E4C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.04

#8C451E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.99

#8C451E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C451E

7.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C451E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C451E	1.00	7.04	2.99	7.04
#FFFFFF	7.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#594F19

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A5F1D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A363D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c451e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 69, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.109 46.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47a5c',
    500: '#8c451e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c451e;
$custom-light: #b47a5c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c451e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 21.273,
    "s": 64.706,
    "l": 33.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47322,
    "c": 0.10935,
    "h": 46.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09925
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C451E

secondary

#4B93BB

accent

#ACE840

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F7EDE9

border

#D0C8C5

text

#120904

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C451E

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