#8D521B#8D521B

#8D521B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.103 H 59.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D521B
RGB	rgb(141, 82, 27)
HSL	hsl(29, 68%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(29, 81%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 41.8%, 80.9%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.86, 20.23, 40.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.86, 45.47, 63.59°)
OKLab	oklab(49.77% 0.0533 0.0886)
OKLCH	oklch(49.77% 0.103 59)
XYZ	xyz(14.2009, 11.7779, 2.5622)
Luminance	0.1178 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D521B #1B568D

analogous

#8D1B1D #8D521B #8D8B1B

triadic

#8D521B #1B8D52 #521B8D

tetradic

#8D521B #1D8D1B #1B568D #8B1B8D

square

#8D521B #1D8D1B #1B568D #8B1B8D

split-complementary

#8D521B #1B8D8B #1B1D8D

monochromatic

#261607 #5A3411 #8D521B #C07025 #DC8F47

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.26

#8D521B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#8D521B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D521B

6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D521B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D521B	1.00	6.26	3.36	6.26
#FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645813

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#72661B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B4547

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d521b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 82, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.103 59.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b4835c',
    500: '#8d521b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d521b;
$custom-light: #b4835c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d521b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 28.947,
    "s": 67.857,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49765,
    "c": 0.10339,
    "h": 59
  },
  "luminance": 0.11776
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D521B

secondary

#4684BD

accent

#97EB3D

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F6EFE9

border

#D0CAC5

text

#120A04

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D521B

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

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