#8C511C#8C511C

#8C511C is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.102 H 58.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C511C
RGB	rgb(140, 81, 28)
HSL	hsl(28, 67%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(28, 80%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 42.1%, 80%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.48, 20.39, 39.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.48, 44.77, 62.91°)
OKLab	oklab(49.45% 0.054 0.0871)
OKLCH	oklch(49.45% 0.102 58.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.9685, 11.5456, 2.5913)
Luminance	0.1154 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C511C #1C578C

analogous

#8C1C1F #8C511C #8C891C

triadic

#8C511C #1C8C51 #511C8C

tetradic

#8C511C #1F8C1C #1C578C #891C8C

square

#8C511C #1F8C1C #1C578C #891C8C

split-complementary

#8C511C #1C8C89 #1C1F8C

monochromatic

#261608 #593312 #8C511C #BF6F26 #DA8D48

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.35

#8C511C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#8C511C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C511C

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C511C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C511C	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)

#635714

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#71651C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A4446

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c511c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 81, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.102 58.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b3825c',
    500: '#8c511c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c511c;
$custom-light: #b3825c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c511c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 28.393,
    "s": 66.667,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49447,
    "c": 0.10245,
    "h": 58.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11544
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C511C

secondary

#4885BC

accent

#98EA3E

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EEE9

border

#D0C9C5

text

#120A04

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C511C

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

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