#8C501D#8C501D

#8C501D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.102 H 56.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C501D
RGB	rgb(140, 80, 29)
HSL	hsl(28, 66%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(28, 79%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 42.9%, 79.3%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.25, 21.01, 39.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.25, 44.44, 61.79°)
OKLab	oklab(49.27% 0.056 0.0859)
OKLCH	oklch(49.27% 0.102 56.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.9069, 11.4030, 2.6308)
Luminance	0.1140 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C501D #1D598C

analogous

#8C1D21 #8C501D #8C871D

triadic

#8C501D #1D8C50 #501D8C

tetradic

#8C501D #218C1D #1D598C #871D8C

square

#8C501D #218C1D #1D598C #871D8C

split-complementary

#8C501D #1D8C87 #1D218C

monochromatic

#271608 #593312 #8C501D #BF6D28 #D98C4A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.40

#8C501D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#8C501D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C501D

6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C501D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C501D	1.00	6.40	3.28	6.40
#FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625716

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#70641D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A4346

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c501d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 80, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.102 56.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b3815d',
    500: '#8c501d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c501d;
$custom-light: #b3815d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c501d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 27.568,
    "s": 65.68,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4927,
    "c": 0.10249,
    "h": 56.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11401
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C501D

secondary

#4987BC

accent

#9BE93F

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EEE9

border

#D0C9C5

text

#120A04

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C501D

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

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