#8C712D#8C712D

#8C712D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.092 H 87.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C712D
RGB	rgb(140, 113, 45)
HSL	hsl(43, 51%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(43, 68%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 19.3%, 67.9%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.98, 2.71, 40.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.98, 40.65, 86.18°)
OKLab	oklab(56.12% 0.0045 0.0922)
OKLCH	oklch(56.12% 0.092 87.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.1949, 17.5762, 4.9690)
Luminance	0.1757 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C712D #2D488C

analogous

#8C422D #8C712D #788C2D

triadic

#8C712D #2D8C71 #712D8C

tetradic

#8C712D #2D8C42 #2D488C #8C2D78

square

#8C712D #2D8C42 #2D488C #8C2D78

split-complementary

#8C712D #2D788C #422D8C

monochromatic

#2F260F #5E4C1E #8C712D #BA963C #CEB066

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.65

#8C712D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.51

#8C712D on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C712D

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C712D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C712D	1.00	4.65	4.51	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E7025

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847730

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#986762

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c712d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 113, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.092 87.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b19969',
    500: '#8c712d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c712d;
$custom-light: #b19969;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c712d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 113,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 42.947,
    "s": 51.351,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56119,
    "c": 0.09227,
    "h": 87.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17575
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C712D

secondary

#6078B4

accent

#75DB4D

background

#FBF9F6

surface

#F6F2EB

border

#D0CCC6

text

#110D06

muted

#807E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C712D

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

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