#8C4E22#8C4E22

#8C4E22 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.101 H 53.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C4E22
RGB	rgb(140, 78, 34)
HSL	hsl(25, 61%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(25, 76%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 44.3%, 75.7%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.82, 22.39, 36.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.82, 42.62, 58.31°)
OKLab	oklab(48.95% 0.0609 0.0809)
OKLCH	oklch(48.95% 0.101 53)
XYZ	xyz(13.8295, 11.1412, 2.9352)
Luminance	0.1114 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C4E22 #22608C

analogous

#8C222B #8C4E22 #8C8322

triadic

#8C4E22 #228C4E #4E228C

tetradic

#8C4E22 #2B8C22 #22608C #83228C

square

#8C4E22 #2B8C22 #22608C #83228C

split-complementary

#8C4E22 #228C83 #222B8C

monochromatic

#2A170A #5B3316 #8C4E22 #BD692E #D58953

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.51

#8C4E22 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#8C4E22 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C4E22

6.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C4E22	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C4E22	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)

#60551D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6322

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#994145

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c4e22;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 78, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.101 53.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b3805f',
    500: '#8c4e22',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c4e22;
$custom-light: #b3805f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c4e22",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 24.906,
    "s": 60.92,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48949,
    "c": 0.10124,
    "h": 53
  },
  "luminance": 0.1114
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C4E22

secondary

#518EB9

accent

#A2E444

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EEE9

border

#D0C9C5

text

#120A05

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C4E22

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

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