#8C4E2D#8C4E2D

#8C4E2D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.096 H 47.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C4E2D
RGB	rgb(140, 78, 45)
HSL	hsl(21, 51%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(21, 68%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 44.3%, 67.9%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.94, 23.03, 30.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.94, 38.19, 52.92°)
OKLab	oklab(49.08% 0.0647 0.0705)
OKLCH	oklch(49.08% 0.096 47.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.0144, 11.2152, 3.9088)
Luminance	0.1121 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C4E2D #2D6B8C

analogous

#8C2D3C #8C4E2D #8C7E2D

triadic

#8C4E2D #2D8C4E #4E2D8C

tetradic

#8C4E2D #3C8C2D #2D6B8C #7E2D8C

square

#8C4E2D #3C8C2D #2D6B8C #7E2D8C

split-complementary

#8C4E2D #2D8C7E #2D3C8C

monochromatic

#2F1A0F #5E341E #8C4E2D #BA683C #CE8A66

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.48

#8C4E2D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.24

#8C4E2D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C4E2D

6.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C4E2D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C4E2D	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)

#5F562A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E632C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#994246

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c4e2d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 78, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.096 47.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b28067',
    500: '#8c4e2d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c4e2d;
$custom-light: #b28067;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c4e2d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 20.842,
    "s": 51.351,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49084,
    "c": 0.09571,
    "h": 47.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11214
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C4E2D

secondary

#6097B4

accent

#AADB4D

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEB

border

#D0C9C6

text

#120A06

muted

#817C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C4E2D

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

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