#8D5D17#8D5D17

#8D5D17 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.102 H 70.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D5D17
RGB	rgb(141, 93, 23)
HSL	hsl(36, 72%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(36, 84%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 34%, 83.7%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.59, 13.69, 44.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.59, 46.94, 73.05°)
OKLab	oklab(51.87% 0.0335 0.0966)
OKLCH	oklch(51.87% 0.102 70.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.0547, 13.5547, 2.6339)
Luminance	0.1355 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D5D17 #17478D

analogous

#8D2217 #8D5D17 #828D17

triadic

#8D5D17 #178D5D #5D178D

tetradic

#8D5D17 #178D22 #17478D #8D1782

square

#8D5D17 #178D22 #17478D #8D1782

split-complementary

#8D5D17 #17828D #22178D

monochromatic

#241806 #583A0E #8D5D17 #C28020 #E09E3F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.66

#8D5D17 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.71

#8D5D17 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D5D17

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D5D17	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D5D17	1.00	5.66	3.71	5.66
#FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D6009

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796C19

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A5150

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d5d17;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 93, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.102 70.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b38a5b',
    500: '#8d5d17',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d5d17;
$custom-light: #b38a5b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d5d17",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 35.593,
    "s": 71.951,
    "l": 32.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5187,
    "c": 0.10224,
    "h": 70.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13553
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D5D17

secondary

#4074C0

accent

#83EF39

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F6F0E9

border

#D0CBC5

text

#120B04

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D5D17

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

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