#8D5517#8D5517

#8D5517 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.104 H 63.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D5517
RGB	rgb(141, 85, 23)
HSL	hsl(32, 72%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(32, 84%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 39.7%, 83.7%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.57, 18.34, 43.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.57, 46.83, 66.94°)
OKLab	oklab(50.3% 0.0471 0.0927)
OKLCH	oklch(50.3% 0.104 63)
XYZ	xyz(14.3889, 12.2231, 2.4120)
Luminance	0.1222 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D5517 #174F8D

analogous

#8D1A17 #8D5517 #8A8D17

triadic

#8D5517 #178D55 #55178D

tetradic

#8D5517 #178D1A #174F8D #8D178A

square

#8D5517 #178D1A #174F8D #8D178A

split-complementary

#8D5517 #178A8D #1A178D

monochromatic

#241606 #58350E #8D5517 #C27520 #E0933F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.10

#8D5517 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#8D5517 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D5517

6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D5517	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D5517	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)

#675A0C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746718

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B4849

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d5517;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 85, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.104 63.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b4855a',
    500: '#8d5517',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d5517;
$custom-light: #b4855a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d5517",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 31.525,
    "s": 71.951,
    "l": 32.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50303,
    "c": 0.10395,
    "h": 63
  },
  "luminance": 0.12222
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D5517

secondary

#407DC0

accent

#8FEF39

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F6EFE9

border

#D0CAC5

text

#120B04

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D5517

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

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