#8C591D#8C591D

#8C591D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.099 H 65.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C591D
RGB	rgb(140, 89, 29)
HSL	hsl(32, 66%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(32, 79%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 36.4%, 79.3%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.48, 15.79, 41.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.48, 44.25, 69.09°)
OKLab	oklab(50.99% 0.0405 0.0905)
OKLCH	oklch(50.99% 0.099 65.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.6105, 12.8103, 2.8653)
Luminance	0.1281 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C591D #1D508C

analogous

#8C211D #8C591D #878C1D

triadic

#8C591D #1D8C59 #591D8C

tetradic

#8C591D #1D8C21 #1D508C #8C1D87

square

#8C591D #1D8C21 #1D508C #8C1D87

split-complementary

#8C591D #1D878C #211D8C

monochromatic

#271908 #593912 #8C591D #BF7928 #D9984A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.90

#8C591D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#8C591D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C591D

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C591D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C591D	1.00	5.90	3.56	5.90
#FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#695D14

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#75691E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#994D4D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c591d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 89, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.099 65.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b3885d',
    500: '#8c591d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c591d;
$custom-light: #b3885d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c591d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 32.432,
    "s": 65.68,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50991,
    "c": 0.09915,
    "h": 65.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12809
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C591D

secondary

#497EBC

accent

#8DE93F

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F6EFE9

border

#D0CAC5

text

#120B04

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C591D

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

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