#8D501D#8D501D

#8D501D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.103 H 56.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D501D
RGB	rgb(141, 80, 29)
HSL	hsl(27, 66%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(27, 79%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 43.3%, 79.4%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.39, 21.46, 39.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.39, 44.82, 61.40°)
OKLab	oklab(49.41% 0.0572 0.0862)
OKLCH	oklch(49.41% 0.103 56.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.0762, 11.4903, 2.6387)
Luminance	0.1149 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D501D #1D5A8D

analogous

#8D1D22 #8D501D #8D881D

triadic

#8D501D #1D8D50 #501D8D

tetradic

#8D501D #228D1D #1D5A8D #881D8D

square

#8D501D #228D1D #1D5A8D #881D8D

split-complementary

#8D501D #1D8D88 #1D228D

monochromatic

#271608 #5A3313 #8D501D #C06D27 #DA8C4B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.37

#8D501D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#8D501D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D501D

6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D501D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D501D	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)

#625716

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#71651D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B4346

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d501d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 80, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.103 56.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b4815d',
    500: '#8d501d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d501d;
$custom-light: #b4815d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d501d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 27.321,
    "s": 65.882,
    "l": 33.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4941,
    "c": 0.10346,
    "h": 56.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11489
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D501D

secondary

#4A88BC

accent

#9BE93F

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EEE9

border

#D0C9C5

text

#120A04

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D501D

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

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