#8C501B#8C501B

#8C501B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.103 H 57.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C501B
RGB	rgb(140, 80, 27)
HSL	hsl(28, 68%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(28, 81%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 42.9%, 80.7%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.24, 20.93, 40.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.24, 45.21, 62.43°)
OKLab	oklab(49.25% 0.0554 0.0873)
OKLCH	oklch(49.25% 0.103 57.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.8829, 11.3934, 2.5047)
Luminance	0.1139 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C501B #1B578C

analogous

#8C1B1E #8C501B #8C891B

triadic

#8C501B #1B8C50 #501B8C

tetradic

#8C501B #1E8C1B #1B578C #891B8C

square

#8C501B #1E8C1B #1B578C #891B8C

split-complementary

#8C501B #1B8C89 #1B1E8C

monochromatic

#251507 #593311 #8C501B #BF6D25 #DB8C46

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.41

#8C501B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#8C501B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C501B

6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C501B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C501B	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)

#625713

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#70641B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A4345

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c501b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 80, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.103 57.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b3815b',
    500: '#8c501b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c501b;
$custom-light: #b3815b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c501b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 28.142,
    "s": 67.665,
    "l": 32.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49252,
    "c": 0.10339,
    "h": 57.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11392
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C501B

secondary

#4685BD

accent

#99EB3D

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EEE9

border

#D0C9C5

text

#120A04

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C501B

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

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