#8D5639#8D5639

#8D5639 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.085 H 48.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D5639
RGB	rgb(141, 86, 57)
HSL	hsl(21, 42%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(21, 60%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 39%, 59.6%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.18, 19.75, 26.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.18, 32.90, 53.12°)
OKLab	oklab(50.89% 0.0567 0.0628)
OKLCH	oklch(50.89% 0.085 48)
XYZ	xyz(15.0518, 12.6151, 5.5123)
Luminance	0.1261 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D5639 #39708D

analogous

#8D3946 #8D5639 #8D8039

triadic

#8D5639 #398D56 #56398D

tetradic

#8D5639 #468D39 #39708D #80398D

square

#8D5639 #468D39 #39708D #80398D

split-complementary

#8D5639 #398D80 #39468D

monochromatic

#362116 #613B27 #8D5639 #B7714C #C89478

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#8D5639 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#8D5639 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D5639

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D5639	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D5639	1.00	5.96	3.52	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#655C36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726839

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#994C4F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d5639;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 86, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.085 48.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b28670',
    500: '#8d5639',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d5639;
$custom-light: #b28670;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d5639",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 20.714,
    "s": 42.424,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5089,
    "c": 0.08463,
    "h": 48
  },
  "luminance": 0.12614
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D5639

secondary

#709BB2

accent

#A7D256

background

#FBF8F6

surface

#F6EFEC

border

#D0CAC7

text

#110B07

muted

#807C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D5639

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

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