#8D5121#8D5121

#8D5121 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.101 H 55.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D5121
RGB	rgb(141, 81, 33)
HSL	hsl(27, 62%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(27, 77%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 42.6%, 76.6%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.67, 21.06, 37.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.67, 43.18, 60.80°)
OKLab	oklab(49.63% 0.0567 0.0837)
OKLCH	oklch(49.63% 0.101 55.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.2027, 11.6589, 2.9410)
Luminance	0.1166 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D5121 #215D8D

analogous

#8D2127 #8D5121 #8D8721

triadic

#8D5121 #218D51 #51218D

tetradic

#8D5121 #278D21 #215D8D #87218D

square

#8D5121 #278D21 #215D8D #87218D

split-complementary

#8D5121 #218D87 #21278D

monochromatic

#2A180A #5B3515 #8D5121 #BF6D2D #D68D52

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.30

#8D5121 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#8D5121 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D5121

6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D5121	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D5121	1.00	6.30	3.33	6.30
#FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#63581B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716521

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A4447

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d5121;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 81, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.101 55.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b4825f',
    500: '#8d5121',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d5121;
$custom-light: #b4825f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d5121",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 26.667,
    "s": 62.069,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49632,
    "c": 0.10104,
    "h": 55.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11657
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D5121

secondary

#508BBA

accent

#9DE543

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F6EFE9

border

#D0CAC5

text

#120A05

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D5121

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

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