#8D5635#8D5635

#8D5635 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.087 H 50.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D5635
RGB	rgb(141, 86, 53)
HSL	hsl(23, 45%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(23, 62%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 39%, 62.4%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.12, 19.43, 28.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.12, 34.53, 55.77°)
OKLab	oklab(50.83% 0.0551 0.0674)
OKLCH	oklch(50.83% 0.087 50.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.9560, 12.5767, 5.0074)
Luminance	0.1258 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D5635 #356C8D

analogous

#8D3540 #8D5635 #8D8235

triadic

#8D5635 #358D56 #56358D

tetradic

#8D5635 #408D35 #356C8D #82358D

square

#8D5635 #408D35 #356C8D #82358D

split-complementary

#8D5635 #358D82 #35408D

monochromatic

#342014 #613B24 #8D5635 #B97146 #CA9372

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.97

#8D5635 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#8D5635 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D5635

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D5635	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D5635	1.00	5.97	3.52	5.97
#FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#655C32

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726835

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A4B4E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d5635;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 86, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.087 50.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b2866d',
    500: '#8d5635',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d5635;
$custom-light: #b2866d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d5635",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 22.5,
    "s": 45.361,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50826,
    "c": 0.08701,
    "h": 50.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12575
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D5635

secondary

#6B98B2

accent

#A4D553

background

#FBF8F6

surface

#F6EFEB

border

#D0CAC6

text

#110B07

muted

#807C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D5635

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

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