#8C4618#8C4618
#8C4618 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.111 H 49.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8C4618 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 70, 24) |
| HSL | hsl(24, 71%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(24, 83%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50%, 82.9%, 45.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.88, 26.48, 39.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.88, 47.33, 55.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.44% 0.0716 0.0846) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.44% 0.111 49.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.1715, 10.0233, 2.1051) |
| Luminance | 0.1002 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 0.90
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 4.54
Chocolate
#7B3F00
ΔE00 5.52
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 5.62
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 5.82
Rust Brown
#8B3103
ΔE00 5.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8C4618 #185E8C
analogous
#8C1824 #8C4618 #8C8018
triadic
#8C4618 #188C46 #46188C
tetradic
#8C4618 #248C18 #185E8C #80188C
square
#8C4618 #248C18 #185E8C #80188C
split-complementary
#8C4618 #188C80 #18248C
monochromatic
#241206 #582C0F #8C4618 #C06021 #DE7F40
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.99
#8C4618 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.00
#8C4618 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8C4618
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8C4618 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8C4618 | 1.00 | 6.99 | 3.00 | 6.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5A4F11
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6B5F17
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9A373D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8c4618; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 70, 24); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.111 49.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b47a59',
500: '#8c4618',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8c4618; $custom-light: #b47a59; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8c4618",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 70,
"b": 24
},
"hsl": {
"h": 23.793,
"s": 70.732,
"l": 32.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47438,
"c": 0.11081,
"h": 49.8
},
"luminance": 0.10022
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8C4618
secondary
#418DBF
accent
#A6ED3A
background
#FBF7F5
surface
#F7EEE9
border
#D0C9C5
text
#120904
muted
#817B79