#8C511A#8C511A

#8C511A is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.103 H 58.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C511A
RGB	rgb(140, 81, 26)
HSL	hsl(29, 69%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(29, 81%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 42.1%, 81.4%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.47, 20.31, 40.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.47, 45.53, 63.51°)
OKLab	oklab(49.43% 0.0534 0.0885)
OKLCH	oklch(49.43% 0.103 58.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.9453, 11.5364, 2.4694)
Luminance	0.1153 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8C511A #1A558C

analogous

#8C1A1C #8C511A #8C8A1A

triadic

#8C511A #1A8C51 #511A8C

tetradic

#8C511A #1C8C1A #1A558C #8A1A8C

square

#8C511A #1C8C1A #1A558C #8A1A8C

split-complementary

#8C511A #1A8C8A #1A1C8C

monochromatic

#251507 #583310 #8C511A #C06F24 #DC8E44

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.35

#8C511A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#8C511A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C511A

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C511A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C511A	1.00	6.35	3.31	6.35
#FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635712

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#71651A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A4446

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c511a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 81, 26);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.103 58.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b3825b',
    500: '#8c511a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c511a;
$custom-light: #b3825b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c511a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 26
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 28.947,
    "s": 68.675,
    "l": 32.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49431,
    "c": 0.10335,
    "h": 58.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11535
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C511A

secondary

#4483BE

accent

#97EC3C

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EEE9

border

#D0C9C5

text

#120A04

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C511A

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

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