#8D553D#8D553D

#8D553D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.083 H 43.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D553D
RGB	rgb(141, 85, 61)
HSL	hsl(18, 40%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(18, 57%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 39.7%, 56.7%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.00, 20.67, 23.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.00, 31.49, 48.96°)
OKLab	oklab(50.77% 0.0601 0.0574)
OKLCH	oklch(50.77% 0.083 43.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.0763, 12.4980, 6.0323)
Luminance	0.1250 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8D553D #3D758D

analogous

#8D3D4D #8D553D #8D7D3D

triadic

#8D553D #3D8D55 #553D8D

tetradic

#8D553D #4D8D3D #3D758D #7D3D8D

square

#8D553D #4D8D3D #3D758D #7D3D8D

split-complementary

#8D553D #3D8D7D #3D4D8D

monochromatic

#382118 #623B2B #8D553D #B47053 #C7937D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.00

#8D553D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.50

#8D553D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D553D

6.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D553D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D553D	1.00	6.00	3.50	6.00
#FFFFFF	6.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645C3B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#71683D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#994B4F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d553d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 85, 61);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.083 43.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b28573',
    500: '#8d553d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d553d;
$custom-light: #b28573;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d553d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 61
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 18,
    "s": 39.604,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50772,
    "c": 0.08311,
    "h": 43.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12497
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D553D

secondary

#759FB1

accent

#ACCF58

background

#FBF8F6

surface

#F6EFEC

border

#D0CAC7

text

#110B08

muted

#807C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D553D

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

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