#8C4E30#8C4E30

#8C4E30 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.094 H 45.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C4E30
RGB	rgb(140, 78, 48)
HSL	hsl(20, 49%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(20, 66%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 44.3%, 65.7%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.98, 23.23, 28.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.98, 37.01, 51.12°)
OKLab	oklab(49.13% 0.0659 0.0673)
OKLCH	oklch(49.13% 0.094 45.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.0742, 11.2391, 4.2239)
Luminance	0.1124 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C4E30 #306E8C

analogous

#8C3040 #8C4E30 #8C7C30

triadic

#8C4E30 #308C4E #4E308C

tetradic

#8C4E30 #408C30 #306E8C #7C308C

square

#8C4E30 #408C30 #306E8C #7C308C

split-complementary

#8C4E30 #308C7C #30408C

monochromatic

#311B11 #5E3520 #8C4E30 #BA6740 #CC8A6A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.47

#8C4E30 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25

#8C4E30 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C4E30

6.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C4E30	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C4E30	1.00	6.47	3.25	6.47
#FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F562D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E632F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#994247

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c4e30;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 78, 48);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.094 45.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b28069',
    500: '#8c4e30',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c4e30;
$custom-light: #b28069;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c4e30",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 48
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 19.565,
    "s": 48.936,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49127,
    "c": 0.09419,
    "h": 45.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11238
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C4E30

secondary

#649AB3

accent

#ACD84F

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEB

border

#D0C9C6

text

#110A06

muted

#807C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C4E30

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

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