#8C5510#8C5510

#8C5510 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.106 H 65.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C5510
RGB	rgb(140, 85, 16)
HSL	hsl(33, 79%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(33, 89%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 39.3%, 88.6%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.39, 17.67, 45.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.39, 48.78, 68.76°)
OKLab	oklab(50.13% 0.0444 0.096)
OKLCH	oklch(50.13% 0.106 65.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.1585, 12.1113, 2.0822)
Luminance	0.1211 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C5510 #10478C

analogous

#8C1710 #8C5510 #858C10

triadic

#8C5510 #108C55 #55108C

tetradic

#8C5510 #108C17 #10478C #8C1085

square

#8C5510 #108C17 #10478C #8C1085

split-complementary

#8C5510 #10858C #17108C

monochromatic

#1E1203 #55340A #8C5510 #C37616 #E7962F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.14

#8C5510 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.42

#8C5510 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C5510

6.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C5510	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C5510	1.00	6.14	3.42	6.14
#FFFFFF	6.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#675A00

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746711

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A4848

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c5510;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 85, 16);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.106 65.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b38556',
    500: '#8c5510',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c5510;
$custom-light: #b38556;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c5510",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 16
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 33.387,
    "s": 79.487,
    "l": 30.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50126,
    "c": 0.10578,
    "h": 65.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1211
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C5510

secondary

#3774C1

accent

#89F632

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F6EFE9

border

#D0CAC5

text

#120B03

muted

#817C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C5510

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

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