#8C4E2B#8C4E2B

#8C4E2B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.097 H 48.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C4E2B
RGB	rgb(140, 78, 43)
HSL	hsl(22, 53%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(22, 69%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 44.3%, 69.3%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.92, 22.90, 31.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.92, 38.99, 54.04°)
OKLab	oklab(49.06% 0.064 0.0726)
OKLCH	oklch(49.06% 0.097 48.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.9768, 11.2001, 3.7108)
Luminance	0.1120 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C4E2B #2B698C

analogous

#8C2B39 #8C4E2B #8C7E2B

triadic

#8C4E2B #2B8C4E #4E2B8C

tetradic

#8C4E2B #398C2B #2B698C #7E2B8C

square

#8C4E2B #398C2B #2B698C #7E2B8C

split-complementary

#8C4E2B #2B8C7E #2B398C

monochromatic

#2E1A0E #5D341D #8C4E2B #BB6839 #CF8A62

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.48

#8C4E2B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.24

#8C4E2B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C4E2B

6.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C4E2B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C4E2B	1.00	6.48	3.24	6.48
#FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5627

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E632A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#994246

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c4e2b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 78, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.097 48.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b28065',
    500: '#8c4e2b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c4e2b;
$custom-light: #b28065;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c4e2b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 21.649,
    "s": 53.005,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49056,
    "c": 0.09673,
    "h": 48.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11199
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C4E2B

secondary

#5E96B5

accent

#A8DC4B

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEB

border

#D0C9C6

text

#120A06

muted

#817C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C4E2B

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

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