#8C5017#8C5017

#8C5017 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.105 H 58.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C5017
RGB	rgb(140, 80, 23)
HSL	hsl(29, 72%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(29, 84%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 42.9%, 83.6%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.21, 20.78, 41.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.21, 46.68, 63.57°)
OKLab	oklab(49.22% 0.0544 0.0899)
OKLCH	oklch(49.22% 0.105 58.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.8398, 11.3761, 2.2774)
Luminance	0.1138 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C5017 #17538C

analogous

#8C1718 #8C5017 #8C8B17

triadic

#8C5017 #178C50 #50178C

tetradic

#8C5017 #188C17 #17538C #8B178C

square

#8C5017 #188C17 #17538C #8B178C

split-complementary

#8C5017 #178C8B #17188C

monochromatic

#231406 #57320E #8C5017 #C16E20 #DF8D3E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.41

#8C5017 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#8C5017 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C5017

6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C5017	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C5017	1.00	6.41	3.28	6.41
#FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#62560D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706417

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A4345

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c5017;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 80, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.105 58.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b38159',
    500: '#8c5017',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c5017;
$custom-light: #b38159;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c5017",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 29.231,
    "s": 71.779,
    "l": 31.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49221,
    "c": 0.10509,
    "h": 58.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11375
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C5017

secondary

#3F81BF

accent

#96EF39

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EEE9

border

#D0C9C5

text

#120A04

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C5017

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

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