#8D542E#8D542E

#8D542E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.092 H 52.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D542E
RGB	rgb(141, 84, 46)
HSL	hsl(24, 51%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(24, 67%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 40.4%, 67.4%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.54, 20.08, 31.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.54, 37.60, 57.73°)
OKLab	oklab(50.35% 0.0559 0.0735)
OKLCH	oklch(50.35% 0.092 52.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.6491, 12.2021, 4.1680)
Luminance	0.1220 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D542E #2E678D

analogous

#8D2E38 #8D542E #8D842E

triadic

#8D542E #2E8D54 #542E8D

tetradic

#8D542E #388D2E #2E678D #842E8D

square

#8D542E #388D2E #2E678D #842E8D

split-complementary

#8D542E #2E8D84 #2E388D

monochromatic

#311D10 #5F391F #8D542E #BB6F3D #CE9168

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.10

#8D542E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#8D542E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D542E

6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D542E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D542E	1.00	6.10	3.44	6.10
#FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645A2A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#72672E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A484B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d542e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 84, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.092 52.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b38468',
    500: '#8d542e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d542e;
$custom-light: #b38468;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d542e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 24,
    "s": 50.802,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50346,
    "c": 0.09234,
    "h": 52.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12201
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D542E

secondary

#6294B5

accent

#A2DA4E

background

#FBF8F6

surface

#F6EFEB

border

#D0CAC6

text

#120B06

muted

#817C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D542E

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

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