#8C4E1F#8C4E1F
#8C4E1F is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.103 H 54.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8C4E1F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 78, 31) |
| HSL | hsl(26, 64%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(26, 78%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44.3%, 77.9%, 45.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.79, 22.25, 37.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.79, 43.81, 59.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.92% 0.06 0.0833) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.92% 0.103 54.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.7881, 11.1247, 2.7172) |
| Luminance | 0.1112 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 2.88
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 3.89
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 4.42
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 5.61
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 5.91
Chocolate
#7B3F00
ΔE00 5.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8C4E1F #1F5D8C
analogous
#8C1F26 #8C4E1F #8C841F
triadic
#8C4E1F #1F8C4E #4E1F8C
tetradic
#8C4E1F #268C1F #1F5D8C #841F8C
square
#8C4E1F #268C1F #1F5D8C #841F8C
split-complementary
#8C4E1F #1F8C84 #1F268C
monochromatic
#281609 #5A3214 #8C4E1F #BE6A2A #D8894E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.51
#8C4E1F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.22
#8C4E1F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8C4E1F
6.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8C4E1F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8C4E1F | 1.00 | 6.51 | 3.22 | 6.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#605519
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6F631F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9A4144
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5E5E5E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8c4e1f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 78, 31); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.103 54.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b3805e',
500: '#8c4e1f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8c4e1f; $custom-light: #b3805e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8c4e1f",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 78,
"b": 31
},
"hsl": {
"h": 25.872,
"s": 63.743,
"l": 33.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48919,
"c": 0.10266,
"h": 54.3
},
"luminance": 0.11123
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8C4E1F
secondary
#4C8BBB
accent
#9FE741
background
#FBF7F5
surface
#F6EEE9
border
#D0C9C5
text
#120A04
muted
#817C79