#8C4E35#8C4E35

#8C4E35 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.092 H 42.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C4E35
RGB	rgb(140, 78, 53)
HSL	hsl(17, 45%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(17, 62%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 44.3%, 62.1%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.05, 23.60, 26.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.05, 35.11, 47.77°)
OKLab	oklab(49.21% 0.0678 0.0617)
OKLCH	oklch(49.21% 0.092 42.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.1833, 11.2827, 4.7983)
Luminance	0.1128 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C4E35 #35738C

analogous

#8C3548 #8C4E35 #8C7935

triadic

#8C4E35 #358C4E #4E358C

tetradic

#8C4E35 #488C35 #35738C #79358C

square

#8C4E35 #488C35 #35738C #79358C

split-complementary

#8C4E35 #358C79 #35488C

monochromatic

#331D13 #603524 #8C4E35 #B86746 #CA8B72

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.45

#8C4E35 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#8C4E35 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C4E35

6.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C4E35	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C4E35	1.00	6.45	3.26	6.45
#FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5633

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D6434

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#994348

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c4e35;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 78, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.092 42.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b2806d',
    500: '#8c4e35',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c4e35;
$custom-light: #b2806d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c4e35",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 17.241,
    "s": 45.078,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49206,
    "c": 0.09172,
    "h": 42.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11281
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C4E35

secondary

#6B9EB2

accent

#AFD553

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEB

border

#D0C9C6

text

#110A07

muted

#807C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C4E35

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

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