#8D5221#8D5221

#8D5221 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.101 H 56.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D5221
RGB	rgb(141, 82, 33)
HSL	hsl(27, 62%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(27, 77%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 41.8%, 76.6%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.91, 20.49, 37.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.91, 43.12, 61.63°)
OKLab	oklab(49.82% 0.055 0.0842)
OKLCH	oklch(49.82% 0.101 56.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.2775, 11.8086, 2.9659)
Luminance	0.1181 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D5221 #215C8D

analogous

#8D2126 #8D5221 #8D8821

triadic

#8D5221 #218D52 #52218D

tetradic

#8D5221 #268D21 #215C8D #88218D

square

#8D5221 #268D21 #215C8D #88218D

split-complementary

#8D5221 #218D88 #21268D

monochromatic

#2A180A #5B3515 #8D5221 #BF6F2D #D68E52

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.25

#8D5221 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#8D5221 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D5221

6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D5221	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D5221	1.00	6.25	3.36	6.25
#FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#64581B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726621

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A4548

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d5221;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 82, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.101 56.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b3835f',
    500: '#8d5221',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d5221;
$custom-light: #b3835f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d5221",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 27.222,
    "s": 62.069,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49819,
    "c": 0.10052,
    "h": 56.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11807
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D5221

secondary

#508ABA

accent

#9BE543

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F6EFE9

border

#D0CAC5

text

#120A05

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D5221

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

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