#8C4E1D#8C4E1D
#8C4E1D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.104 H 55.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8C4E1D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 78, 29) |
| HSL | hsl(26, 66%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(26, 79%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44.3%, 79.3%, 45.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.77, 22.16, 38.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.77, 44.59, 60.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.9% 0.0594 0.0849) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.9% 0.104 55) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.7626, 11.1145, 2.5827) |
| Luminance | 0.1111 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 2.96
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 3.72
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 4.03
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 5.52
Chocolate
#7B3F00
ΔE00 5.71
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 6.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8C4E1D #1D5B8C
analogous
#8C1D24 #8C4E1D #8C851D
triadic
#8C4E1D #1D8C4E #4E1D8C
tetradic
#8C4E1D #248C1D #1D5B8C #851D8C
square
#8C4E1D #248C1D #1D5B8C #851D8C
split-complementary
#8C4E1D #1D8C85 #1D248C
monochromatic
#271608 #593212 #8C4E1D #BF6A28 #D9894A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.52
#8C4E1D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.22
#8C4E1D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8C4E1D
6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8C4E1D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8C4E1D | 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)
#605516
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6F631D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9A4144
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5E5E5E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8c4e1d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 78, 29); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.104 55.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b3805c',
500: '#8c4e1d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8c4e1d; $custom-light: #b3805c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8c4e1d",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 78,
"b": 29
},
"hsl": {
"h": 26.486,
"s": 65.68,
"l": 33.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48901,
"c": 0.10356,
"h": 55
},
"luminance": 0.11113
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8C4E1D
secondary
#4989BC
accent
#9EE93F
background
#FBF7F5
surface
#F6EEE9
border
#D0C9C5
text
#120A04
muted
#817C79