#8C4E1B#8C4E1B

#8C4E1B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.104 H 55.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C4E1B
RGB	rgb(140, 78, 27)
HSL	hsl(27, 68%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(27, 81%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 44.3%, 80.7%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.76, 22.08, 39.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.76, 45.35, 60.87°)
OKLab	oklab(48.88% 0.0588 0.0863)
OKLCH	oklch(48.88% 0.104 55.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.7387, 11.1049, 2.4566)
Luminance	0.1110 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C4E1B #1B598C

analogous

#8C1B20 #8C4E1B #8C871B

triadic

#8C4E1B #1B8C4E #4E1B8C

tetradic

#8C4E1B #208C1B #1B598C #871B8C

square

#8C4E1B #208C1B #1B598C #871B8C

split-complementary

#8C4E1B #1B8C87 #1B208C

monochromatic

#251507 #593111 #8C4E1B #BF6B25 #DB8946

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.52

#8C4E1B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#8C4E1B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C4E1B

6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C4E1B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C4E1B	1.00	6.52	3.22	6.52
#FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605514

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F631B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A4044

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c4e1b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 78, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.104 55.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b3805b',
    500: '#8c4e1b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c4e1b;
$custom-light: #b3805b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c4e1b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 27.08,
    "s": 67.665,
    "l": 32.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48883,
    "c": 0.10444,
    "h": 55.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11103
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C4E1B

secondary

#4687BD

accent

#9CEB3D

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EEE9

border

#D0C9C5

text

#120A04

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C4E1B

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

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