#8D501C#8D501C

#8D501C is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.104 H 56.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D501C
RGB	rgb(141, 80, 28)
HSL	hsl(28, 67%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(28, 80%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 43.3%, 80.1%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.39, 21.42, 39.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.39, 45.21, 61.72°)
OKLab	oklab(49.4% 0.0569 0.0869)
OKLCH	oklch(49.4% 0.104 56.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.0640, 11.4854, 2.5746)
Luminance	0.1148 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D501C #1C598D

analogous

#8D1C20 #8D501C #8D881C

triadic

#8D501C #1C8D50 #501C8D

tetradic

#8D501C #208D1C #1C598D #881C8D

square

#8D501C #208D1C #1C598D #881C8D

split-complementary

#8D501C #1C8D88 #1C208D

monochromatic

#271608 #5A3312 #8D501C #C06D26 #DB8C49

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.37

#8D501C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#8D501C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D501C

6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D501C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D501C	1.00	6.37	3.30	6.37
#FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625715

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#71651C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B4345

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d501c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 80, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.104 56.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b4815c',
    500: '#8d501c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d501c;
$custom-light: #b4815c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d501c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 27.611,
    "s": 66.864,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49401,
    "c": 0.10392,
    "h": 56.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11484
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D501C

secondary

#4887BD

accent

#9BEA3E

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EEE9

border

#D0C9C5

text

#120A04

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D501C

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

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