#8C552C#8C552C

#8C552C is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.092 H 55.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C552C
RGB	rgb(140, 85, 44)
HSL	hsl(26, 52%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(26, 69%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 39.3%, 68.6%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.62, 18.92, 32.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.62, 38.00, 60.13°)
OKLab	oklab(50.37% 0.0522 0.0757)
OKLCH	oklch(50.37% 0.092 55.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.5194, 12.2557, 3.9833)
Luminance	0.1225 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8C552C #2C638C

analogous

#8C2C33 #8C552C #8C852C

triadic

#8C552C #2C8C55 #552C8C

tetradic

#8C552C #338C2C #2C638C #852C8C

square

#8C552C #338C2C #2C638C #852C8C

split-complementary

#8C552C #2C8C85 #2C338C

monochromatic

#2F1C0F #5D391D #8C552C #BB713B #CE9164

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.09

#8C552C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#8C552C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C552C

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C552C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C552C	1.00	6.09	3.45	6.09
#FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#655B28

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#72672C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#994A4C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c552c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 85, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.092 55.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b28567',
    500: '#8c552c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c552c;
$custom-light: #b28567;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c552c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 25.625,
    "s": 52.174,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50374,
    "c": 0.09195,
    "h": 55.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12254
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C552C

secondary

#5F90B5

accent

#9EDC4C

background

#FBF8F6

surface

#F6EFEB

border

#D0CAC6

text

#110B06

muted

#807C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C552C

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

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