#8D541B#8D541B
#8D541B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.103 H 60.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8D541B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 84, 27) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 68%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(30, 81%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40.4%, 80.9%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.35, 19.07, 41.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.35, 45.39, 65.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.14% 0.0498 0.0896) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.14% 0.103 60.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.3539, 12.0840, 2.6132) |
| Luminance | 0.1208 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 3.65
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 3.65
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 4.00
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 4.28
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 5.80
Raw Umber
#A75E09
ΔE00 6.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8D541B #1B548D
analogous
#8D1B1B #8D541B #8D8D1B
triadic
#8D541B #1B8D54 #541B8D
tetradic
#8D541B #1B8D1B #1B548D #8D1B8D
square
#8D541B #1B8D1B #1B548D #8D1B8D
split-complementary
#8D541B #1B8D8D #1B1B8D
monochromatic
#261707 #5A3511 #8D541B #C07325 #DC9147
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.15
#8D541B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.42
#8D541B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8D541B
6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8D541B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8D541B | 1.00 | 6.15 | 3.42 | 6.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#665A12
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#73671B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9B4749
Achromatopsia (no color)
#616161
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8d541b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 84, 27); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.103 60.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b4845c',
500: '#8d541b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8d541b; $custom-light: #b4845c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8d541b",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 84,
"b": 27
},
"hsl": {
"h": 30,
"s": 67.857,
"l": 32.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50142,
"c": 0.10254,
"h": 60.9
},
"luminance": 0.12082
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8D541B
secondary
#4682BD
accent
#94EB3D
background
#FBF8F5
surface
#F6EFE9
border
#D0CAC5
text
#120B04
muted
#817C79