#8C511D#8C511D

#8C511D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.102 H 57.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C511D
RGB	rgb(140, 81, 29)
HSL	hsl(28, 66%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(28, 79%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 42.1%, 79.3%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.49, 20.43, 39.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.49, 44.39, 62.59°)
OKLab	oklab(49.46% 0.0542 0.0864)
OKLCH	oklch(49.46% 0.102 57.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.9806, 11.5505, 2.6554)
Luminance	0.1155 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C511D #1D588C

analogous

#8C1D21 #8C511D #8C881D

triadic

#8C511D #1D8C51 #511D8C

tetradic

#8C511D #218C1D #1D588C #881D8C

square

#8C511D #218C1D #1D588C #881D8C

split-complementary

#8C511D #1D8C88 #1D218C

monochromatic

#271608 #593412 #8C511D #BF6E28 #D98D4A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.34

#8C511D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#8C511D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C511D

6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C511D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C511D	1.00	6.34	3.31	6.34
#FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635716

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#71651D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#994446

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c511d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 81, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.102 57.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b3825d',
    500: '#8c511d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c511d;
$custom-light: #b3825d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c511d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 28.108,
    "s": 65.68,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49456,
    "c": 0.10199,
    "h": 57.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11549
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C511D

secondary

#4986BC

accent

#99E93F

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EEE9

border

#D0C9C5

text

#120A04

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C511D

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

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