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Earthyorange

Soft Rust Chiffon

#8f603b
Notes

Soft Rust Chiffon (#8F603B) is a true orange with an earthy character. It leans grounded and natural, the kind of color that plays well with wood, clay, linen, and warm neutrals. Its HSL profile (26°, 42%, 40%) places it in the balanced band at a mid lightness. It works across type, buttons, and borders, saturated enough to feel deliberate but balanced enough to not fight the rest of the palette. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary azure. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#8f603b
RGB
rgb(143, 96, 59)
HSL
hsl(26, 42%, 40%)
HWB
hwb(26 23% 44%)
OKLCH
oklch(53.1% 0.080 58.1)
HSV
hsv(26, 59%, 56%)
LAB
lab(44.97% 14.98 28.68)
LCH
lch(44.97% 32.35 62.41)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 33%, 59%, 44%)

Closest matches

The nearest named color in three reference sources, ranked by perceptual distance (ΔE76 in CIELAB). ΔE < 1 is imperceptible to most viewers; ΔE > 10 is clearly different. When two sources point to the same hex they’re merged into one tile; click any to open that color’s page.

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Accessibility

Color-vision simulation

How this color appears to viewers with the four major color-vision-deficiency types. Computed via the Machado (2009) physiologically-based model. If a tile matches the original, the color reads the same to that viewer.

#8f603b
Original
#6e6438
Protanopia
#796f3b
Deuteranopia
#9b5657
Tritanopia
#676767
Achromatopsia
WCAG contrast

The color used as foreground text against pure white and pure black, with the contrast ratio and WCAG 2.1 grade. Aim for AA (4.5:1) for body text and AA Large (3:1) for 18 pt+ headlines; AAA (7:1) is the gold standard for long-form reading surfaces.

The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AAon White
5.38:1
The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AA Largeon Black
3.90:1

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