#8C4E18#8C4E18

#8C4E18 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.106 H 56.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C4E18
RGB	rgb(140, 78, 24)
HSL	hsl(28, 71%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(28, 83%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 44.3%, 82.9%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.73, 21.96, 40.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.73, 46.46, 61.79°)
OKLab	oklab(48.86% 0.0581 0.0883)
OKLCH	oklch(48.86% 0.106 56.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.7057, 11.0917, 2.2831)
Luminance	0.1109 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8C4E18 #18568C

analogous

#8C181C #8C4E18 #8C8818

triadic

#8C4E18 #188C4E #4E188C

tetradic

#8C4E18 #1C8C18 #18568C #88188C

square

#8C4E18 #1C8C18 #18568C #88188C

split-complementary

#8C4E18 #188C88 #181C8C

monochromatic

#241406 #58310F #8C4E18 #C06B21 #DE8A40

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.53

#8C4E18 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#8C4E18 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C4E18

6.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C4E18	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C4E18	1.00	6.53	3.22	6.53
#FFFFFF	6.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#61550F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6318

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A4043

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c4e18;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 78, 24);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.106 56.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b3805a',
    500: '#8c4e18',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c4e18;
$custom-light: #b3805a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c4e18",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 24
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 27.931,
    "s": 70.732,
    "l": 32.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48859,
    "c": 0.1057,
    "h": 56.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1109
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C4E18

secondary

#4184BF

accent

#9AED3A

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EEE9

border

#D0C9C5

text

#120A04

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C4E18

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