#8D511B#8D511B

#8D511B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.104 H 58.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D511B
RGB	rgb(141, 81, 27)
HSL	hsl(28, 68%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(28, 81%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 42.6%, 80.9%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.62, 20.80, 40.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.62, 45.52, 62.81°)
OKLab	oklab(49.58% 0.055 0.0881)
OKLCH	oklch(49.58% 0.104 58)
XYZ	xyz(14.1260, 11.6282, 2.5373)
Luminance	0.1163 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D511B #1B578D

analogous

#8D1B1E #8D511B #8D8A1B

triadic

#8D511B #1B8D51 #511B8D

tetradic

#8D511B #1E8D1B #1B578D #8A1B8D

square

#8D511B #1E8D1B #1B578D #8A1B8D

split-complementary

#8D511B #1B8D8A #1B1E8D

monochromatic

#261607 #5A3311 #8D511B #C06F25 #DC8D47

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.32

#8D511B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#8D511B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D511B

6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D511B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D511B	1.00	6.32	3.33	6.32
#FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635713

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#71651B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B4446

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d511b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 81, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.104 58.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b4825c',
    500: '#8d511b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d511b;
$custom-light: #b4825c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d511b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 28.421,
    "s": 67.857,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49578,
    "c": 0.10385,
    "h": 58
  },
  "luminance": 0.11627
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D511B

secondary

#4685BD

accent

#98EB3D

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EEE9

border

#D0C9C5

text

#120A04

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D511B

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

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