#8C4E21#8C4E21

#8C4E21 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.102 H 53.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C4E21
RGB	rgb(140, 78, 33)
HSL	hsl(25, 62%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(25, 76%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 44.3%, 76.4%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.81, 22.34, 36.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.81, 43.02, 58.71°)
OKLab	oklab(48.94% 0.0606 0.0817)
OKLCH	oklch(48.94% 0.102 53.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.8153, 11.1355, 2.8604)
Luminance	0.1113 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C4E21 #215F8C

analogous

#8C2129 #8C4E21 #8C8421

triadic

#8C4E21 #218C4E #4E218C

tetradic

#8C4E21 #298C21 #215F8C #84218C

square

#8C4E21 #298C21 #215F8C #84218C

split-complementary

#8C4E21 #218C84 #21298C

monochromatic

#29170A #5A3215 #8C4E21 #BE6A2D #D68951

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.51

#8C4E21 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#8C4E21 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C4E21

6.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C4E21	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C4E21	1.00	6.51	3.23	6.51
#FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#60551C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6321

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#994144

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c4e21;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 78, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.102 53.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b3805f',
    500: '#8c4e21',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c4e21;
$custom-light: #b3805f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c4e21",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 25.234,
    "s": 61.85,
    "l": 33.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48939,
    "c": 0.10171,
    "h": 53.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11134
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C4E21

secondary

#4F8DB9

accent

#A1E543

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EEE9

border

#D0C9C5

text

#120A05

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C4E21

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