#8C561D#8C561D

#8C561D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.100 H 62.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C561D
RGB	rgb(140, 86, 29)
HSL	hsl(31, 66%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(31, 79%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 38.6%, 79.3%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.72, 17.54, 40.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.72, 44.23, 66.64°)
OKLab	oklab(50.41% 0.0456 0.089)
OKLCH	oklch(50.41% 0.1 62.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.3660, 12.3212, 2.7838)
Luminance	0.1232 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C561D #1D538C

analogous

#8C1F1D #8C561D #8A8C1D

triadic

#8C561D #1D8C56 #561D8C

tetradic

#8C561D #1D8C1F #1D538C #8C1D8A

square

#8C561D #1D8C1F #1D538C #8C1D8A

split-complementary

#8C561D #1D8A8C #1F1D8C

monochromatic

#271808 #593712 #8C561D #BF7528 #D9944A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.06

#8C561D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#8C561D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C561D

6.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C561D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C561D	1.00	6.06	3.46	6.06
#FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#675B15

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#74671E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#994A4A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c561d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 86, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.100 62.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b3855d',
    500: '#8c561d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c561d;
$custom-light: #b3855d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c561d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 30.811,
    "s": 65.68,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50406,
    "c": 0.09998,
    "h": 62.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1232
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C561D

secondary

#4981BC

accent

#92E93F

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F6EFE9

border

#D0CAC5

text

#120B04

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C561D

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

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