#8C511E#8C511E

#8C511E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.102 H 57.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C511E
RGB	rgb(140, 81, 30)
HSL	hsl(28, 65%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(28, 79%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 42.1%, 78.6%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.50, 20.48, 38.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.50, 43.99, 62.26°)
OKLab	oklab(49.47% 0.0545 0.0856)
OKLCH	oklch(49.47% 0.102 57.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.9932, 11.5555, 2.7216)
Luminance	0.1155 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C511E #1E598C

analogous

#8C1E22 #8C511E #8C881E

triadic

#8C511E #1E8C51 #511E8C

tetradic

#8C511E #228C1E #1E598C #881E8C

square

#8C511E #228C1E #1E598C #881E8C

split-complementary

#8C511E #1E8C88 #1E228C

monochromatic

#271708 #5A3413 #8C511E #BE6E29 #D98D4C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.34

#8C511E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#8C511E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C511E

6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C511E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C511E	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)

#635717

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#71651E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#994446

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c511e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 81, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.102 57.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b3825d',
    500: '#8c511e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c511e;
$custom-light: #b3825d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c511e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 27.818,
    "s": 64.706,
    "l": 33.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49465,
    "c": 0.10151,
    "h": 57.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11554
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C511E

secondary

#4B87BB

accent

#9AE840

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EEE9

border

#D0C9C5

text

#120A04

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C511E

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

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