#8D5519#8D5519

#8D5519 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.103 H 62.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D5519
RGB	rgb(141, 85, 25)
HSL	hsl(31, 70%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(31, 82%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 39.7%, 82.3%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.58, 18.41, 42.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.58, 46.11, 66.46°)
OKLab	oklab(50.32% 0.0476 0.0914)
OKLCH	oklch(50.32% 0.103 62.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.4097, 12.2314, 2.5215)
Luminance	0.1223 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D5519 #19518D

analogous

#8D1B19 #8D5519 #8B8D19

triadic

#8D5519 #198D55 #55198D

tetradic

#8D5519 #198D1B #19518D #8D198B

square

#8D5519 #198D1B #19518D #8D198B

split-complementary

#8D5519 #198B8D #1B198D

monochromatic

#251607 #593610 #8D5519 #C17422 #DE9343

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.09

#8D5519 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#8D5519 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D5519

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D5519	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D5519	1.00	6.09	3.45	6.09
#FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665A0F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#74671A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B4849

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d5519;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 85, 25);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.103 62.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b4855b',
    500: '#8d5519',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d5519;
$custom-light: #b4855b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d5519",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 25
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 31.034,
    "s": 69.88,
    "l": 32.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50317,
    "c": 0.10308,
    "h": 62.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1223
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D5519

secondary

#437FBF

accent

#91ED3B

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F6EFE9

border

#D0CAC5

text

#120B04

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D5519

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

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