#8D6517#8D6517

#8D6517 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.103 H 78.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D6517
RGB	rgb(141, 101, 23)
HSL	hsl(40, 72%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(40, 84%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 28.4%, 83.7%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.68, 9.03, 46.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.68, 47.62, 79.07°)
OKLab	oklab(53.5% 0.02 0.1007)
OKLCH	oklch(53.5% 0.103 78.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.7940, 15.0332, 2.8803)
Luminance	0.1503 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D6517 #173F8D

analogous

#8D2A17 #8D6517 #7A8D17

triadic

#8D6517 #178D65 #65178D

tetradic

#8D6517 #178D2A #173F8D #8D177A

square

#8D6517 #178D2A #173F8D #8D177A

split-complementary

#8D6517 #177A8D #2A178D

monochromatic

#241A06 #583F0E #8D6517 #C28B20 #E0A93F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#8D6517 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#8D6517 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D6517

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D6517	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D6517	1.00	5.24	4.01	5.24
#FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#746606

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E701B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A5A56

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d6517;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 101, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.103 78.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b3905c',
    500: '#8d6517',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d6517;
$custom-light: #b3905c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d6517",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 39.661,
    "s": 71.951,
    "l": 32.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53503,
    "c": 0.10261,
    "h": 78.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15032
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D6517

secondary

#406BC0

accent

#77EF39

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F6F0E9

border

#D0CBC5

text

#120C04

muted

#817D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D6517

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

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