#8C6017#8C6017

#8C6017 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.102 H 74.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C6017
RGB	rgb(140, 96, 23)
HSL	hsl(37, 72%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(37, 84%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 31.4%, 83.6%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.24, 11.47, 45.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.24, 46.85, 75.83°)
OKLab	oklab(52.35% 0.0271 0.0978)
OKLCH	oklch(52.35% 0.102 74.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.1539, 14.0044, 2.7155)
Luminance	0.1400 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C6017 #17438C

analogous

#8C2617 #8C6017 #7E8C17

triadic

#8C6017 #178C60 #60178C

tetradic

#8C6017 #178C26 #17438C #8C177E

square

#8C6017 #178C26 #17438C #8C177E

split-complementary

#8C6017 #177E8C #26178C

monochromatic

#231806 #573C0E #8C6017 #C18420 #DFA33E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.53

#8C6017 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#8C6017 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C6017

5.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C6017	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C6017	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)

#706208

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6D1A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#995452

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c6017;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 96, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.102 74.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b28d5b',
    500: '#8c6017',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c6017;
$custom-light: #b28d5b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c6017",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 96,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 37.436,
    "s": 71.779,
    "l": 31.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52351,
    "c": 0.10151,
    "h": 74.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14003
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C6017

secondary

#3F70BF

accent

#7DEF39

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F6F0E9

border

#D0CBC5

text

#120C04

muted

#817D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C6017

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

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