#8C511F#8C511F

#8C511F is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.101 H 57.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C511F
RGB	rgb(140, 81, 31)
HSL	hsl(28, 64%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(28, 78%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 42.1%, 77.9%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.51, 20.52, 38.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.51, 43.60, 61.92°)
OKLab	oklab(49.47% 0.0548 0.0849)
OKLCH	oklch(49.47% 0.101 57.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.0062, 11.5607, 2.7899)
Luminance	0.1156 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8C511F #1F5A8C

analogous

#8C1F23 #8C511F #8C871F

triadic

#8C511F #1F8C51 #511F8C

tetradic

#8C511F #238C1F #1F5A8C #871F8C

square

#8C511F #238C1F #1F5A8C #871F8C

split-complementary

#8C511F #1F8C87 #1F238C

monochromatic

#281709 #5A3414 #8C511F #BE6E2A #D88D4E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.34

#8C511F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#8C511F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C511F

6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C511F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C511F	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)

#635719

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#71651F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#994447

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c511f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 81, 31);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.101 57.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b3825e',
    500: '#8c511f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c511f;
$custom-light: #b3825e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c511f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 31
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 27.523,
    "s": 63.743,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49474,
    "c": 0.10103,
    "h": 57.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11559
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C511F

secondary

#4C88BB

accent

#9BE741

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EEE9

border

#D0C9C5

text

#120A04

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C511F

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

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