#8C6015#8C6015

#8C6015 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.102 H 74.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C6015
RGB	rgb(140, 96, 21)
HSL	hsl(38, 74%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(38, 85%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 31.4%, 85%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.23, 11.40, 46.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.23, 47.53, 76.12°)
OKLab	oklab(52.34% 0.0267 0.0989)
OKLCH	oklch(52.34% 0.102 74.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.1346, 13.9967, 2.6139)
Luminance	0.1399 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C6015 #15418C

analogous

#8C2515 #8C6015 #7D8C15

triadic

#8C6015 #158C60 #60158C

tetradic

#8C6015 #158C25 #15418C #8C157D

square

#8C6015 #158C25 #15418C #8C157D

split-complementary

#8C6015 #157D8C #25158C

monochromatic

#221705 #573C0D #8C6015 #C1841D #E1A43A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.53

#8C6015 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#8C6015 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C6015

5.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C6015	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C6015	1.00	5.53	3.80	5.53
#FFFFFF	5.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#706204

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6D18

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#995452

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c6015;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 96, 21);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.102 74.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b38d5a',
    500: '#8c6015',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c6015;
$custom-light: #b38d5a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c6015",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 96,
    "b": 21
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 37.815,
    "s": 73.913,
    "l": 31.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52338,
    "c": 0.10241,
    "h": 74.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13995
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C6015

secondary

#3D6DC0

accent

#7CF137

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F6F0E9

border

#D0CBC5

text

#120C04

muted

#817D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C6015

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

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