#8C4E27#8C4E27

#8C4E27 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.099 H 50.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C4E27
RGB	rgb(140, 78, 39)
HSL	hsl(23, 56%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(23, 72%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 44.3%, 72.1%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.87, 22.66, 33.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.87, 40.61, 56.09°)
OKLab	oklab(49.01% 0.0625 0.0764)
OKLCH	oklch(49.01% 0.099 50.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.9070, 11.1722, 3.3431)
Luminance	0.1117 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C4E27 #27658C

analogous

#8C2733 #8C4E27 #8C8027

triadic

#8C4E27 #278C4E #4E278C

tetradic

#8C4E27 #338C27 #27658C #80278C

square

#8C4E27 #338C27 #27658C #80278C

split-complementary

#8C4E27 #278C80 #27338C

monochromatic

#2C190C #5C331A #8C4E27 #BC6934 #D2895C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.49

#8C4E27 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#8C4E27 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C4E27

6.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C4E27	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C4E27	1.00	6.49	3.23	6.49
#FFFFFF	6.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605523

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E6326

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#994145

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c4e27;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 78, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.099 50.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b38063',
    500: '#8c4e27',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c4e27;
$custom-light: #b38063;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c4e27",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 23.168,
    "s": 56.425,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49006,
    "c": 0.09876,
    "h": 50.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11171
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C4E27

secondary

#5892B7

accent

#A5E048

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EEEA

border

#D0C9C6

text

#120A05

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C4E27

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

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