#8D5740#8D5740

#8D5740 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.080 H 43.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D5740
RGB	rgb(141, 87, 64)
HSL	hsl(18, 38%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(18, 55%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 38.3%, 54.6%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.54, 19.79, 22.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.54, 30.09, 48.88°)
OKLab	oklab(51.21% 0.0578 0.0552)
OKLCH	oklch(51.21% 0.08 43.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.3191, 12.8506, 6.5231)
Luminance	0.1285 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D5740 #40768D

analogous

#8D404F #8D5740 #8D7D40

triadic

#8D5740 #408D57 #57408D

tetradic

#8D5740 #4F8D40 #40768D #7D408D

square

#8D5740 #4F8D40 #40768D #7D408D

split-complementary

#8D5740 #408D7D #404F8D

monochromatic

#39231A #633D2D #8D5740 #B37357 #C69681

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.88

#8D5740 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#8D5740 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D5740

5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D5740	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D5740	1.00	5.88	3.57	5.88
#FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#655D3E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726940

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#994E51

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d5740;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 87, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.080 43.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b18775',
    500: '#8d5740',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d5740;
$custom-light: #b18775;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d5740",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 17.922,
    "s": 37.561,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51205,
    "c": 0.07993,
    "h": 43.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12849
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D5740

secondary

#78A0B0

accent

#ABCE5A

background

#FBF8F7

surface

#F6EFED

border

#D0CAC8

text

#110B08

muted

#807C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D5740

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

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