#8D5437#8D5437

#8D5437 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.087 H 47.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D5437
RGB	rgb(141, 84, 55)
HSL	hsl(20, 44%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(20, 61%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 40.4%, 61%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.66, 20.74, 26.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.66, 33.92, 52.30°)
OKLab	oklab(50.48% 0.0594 0.0638)
OKLCH	oklch(50.48% 0.087 47.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.8455, 12.2806, 5.2023)
Luminance	0.1228 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D5437 #37708D

analogous

#8D3745 #8D5437 #8D7F37

triadic

#8D5437 #378D54 #54378D

tetradic

#8D5437 #458D37 #37708D #7F378D

square

#8D5437 #458D37 #37708D #7F378D

split-complementary

#8D5437 #378D7F #37458D

monochromatic

#352015 #613A26 #8D5437 #B86F49 #C99275

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.08

#8D5437 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#8D5437 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D5437

6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D5437	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D5437	1.00	6.08	3.46	6.08
#FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635B34

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716737

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#99494D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d5437;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 84, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.087 47.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b2846e',
    500: '#8d5437',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d5437;
$custom-light: #b2846e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d5437",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 20.233,
    "s": 43.878,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5048,
    "c": 0.08716,
    "h": 47.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12279
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D5437

secondary

#6E9BB2

accent

#A9D454

background

#FBF8F6

surface

#F6EFEC

border

#D0CAC7

text

#110B07

muted

#807C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D5437

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

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