#8C4E34#8C4E34

#8C4E34 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.092 H 43.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C4E34
RGB	rgb(140, 78, 52)
HSL	hsl(18, 46%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(18, 63%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 44.3%, 62.9%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.04, 23.52, 26.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.04, 35.48, 48.48°)
OKLab	oklab(49.19% 0.0674 0.0629)
OKLCH	oklch(49.19% 0.092 43)
XYZ	xyz(14.1605, 11.2736, 4.6784)
Luminance	0.1127 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C4E34 #34728C

analogous

#8C3446 #8C4E34 #8C7A34

triadic

#8C4E34 #348C4E #4E348C

tetradic

#8C4E34 #468C34 #34728C #7A348C

square

#8C4E34 #468C34 #34728C #7A348C

split-complementary

#8C4E34 #348C7A #34468C

monochromatic

#331C13 #5F3523 #8C4E34 #B96745 #CA8B70

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.45

#8C4E34 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25

#8C4E34 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C4E34

6.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C4E34	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C4E34	1.00	6.45	3.25	6.45
#FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5632

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D6433

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#994348

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c4e34;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 78, 52);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.092 43.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b2806c',
    500: '#8c4e34',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c4e34;
$custom-light: #b2806c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c4e34",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 52
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 17.727,
    "s": 45.833,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4919,
    "c": 0.09221,
    "h": 43
  },
  "luminance": 0.11272
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C4E34

secondary

#6A9DB2

accent

#AFD552

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEB

border

#D0C9C6

text

#110A07

muted

#807C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C4E34

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

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