#8C4E23#8C4E23

#8C4E23 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.101 H 52.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C4E23
RGB	rgb(140, 78, 35)
HSL	hsl(25, 60%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(25, 75%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 44.3%, 75%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.83, 22.44, 35.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.83, 42.22, 57.89°)
OKLab	oklab(48.96% 0.0612 0.08)
OKLCH	oklch(48.96% 0.101 52.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.8442, 11.1471, 3.0123)
Luminance	0.1115 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C4E23 #23618C

analogous

#8C232D #8C4E23 #8C8323

triadic

#8C4E23 #238C4E #4E238C

tetradic

#8C4E23 #2D8C23 #23618C #83238C

square

#8C4E23 #2D8C23 #23618C #83238C

split-complementary

#8C4E23 #238C83 #232D8C

monochromatic

#2A170B #5B3317 #8C4E23 #BD692F #D48955

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.50

#8C4E23 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#8C4E23 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C4E23

6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C4E23	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C4E23	1.00	6.50	3.23	6.50
#FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#60551E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6323

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#994145

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c4e23;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 78, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.101 52.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b38060',
    500: '#8c4e23',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c4e23;
$custom-light: #b38060;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c4e23",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 24.571,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4896,
    "c": 0.10075,
    "h": 52.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11146
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C4E23

secondary

#528FB8

accent

#A2E345

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EEE9

border

#D0C9C5

text

#120A05

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C4E23

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

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