#8D5540#8D5540

#8D5540 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.082 H 41.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D5540
RGB	rgb(141, 85, 64)
HSL	hsl(16, 38%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(16, 55%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 39.7%, 54.6%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.05, 20.95, 22.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.05, 30.41, 46.46°)
OKLab	oklab(50.83% 0.0614 0.0537)
OKLCH	oklch(50.83% 0.082 41.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.1594, 12.5313, 6.4699)
Luminance	0.1253 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D5540 #40788D

analogous

#8D4051 #8D5540 #8D7C40

triadic

#8D5540 #408D55 #55408D

tetradic

#8D5540 #518D40 #40788D #7C408D

square

#8D5540 #518D40 #40788D #7C408D

split-complementary

#8D5540 #408D7C #40518D

monochromatic

#39221A #633C2D #8D5540 #B37057 #C69481

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.99

#8D5540 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#8D5540 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D5540

5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D5540	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D5540	1.00	5.99	3.51	5.99
#FFFFFF	5.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635C3E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#71683F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#994B50

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d5540;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 85, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.082 41.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b18575',
    500: '#8d5540',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d5540;
$custom-light: #b18575;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d5540",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 16.364,
    "s": 37.561,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50828,
    "c": 0.08155,
    "h": 41.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1253
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D5540

secondary

#78A1B0

accent

#AECE5A

background

#FBF8F7

surface

#F6EFED

border

#D0CAC8

text

#110B08

muted

#807C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D5540

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

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