#8D5E2E#8D5E2E
#8D5E2E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.088 H 64.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8D5E2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 94, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 51%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(30, 67%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 33.3%, 67.4%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.04, 14.26, 34.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.04, 37.47, 67.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.29% 0.0385 0.0797) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.29% 0.088 64.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.4814, 13.8667, 4.4454) |
| Luminance | 0.1386 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 3.12
Cocoa
#875F42
ΔE00 5.37
Dirt Brown
#836539
ΔE00 5.54
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 5.59
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 5.73
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 6.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8D5E2E #2E5D8D
analogous
#8D2F2E #8D5E2E #8D8D2E
triadic
#8D5E2E #2E8D5E #5E2E8D
tetradic
#8D5E2E #2E8D2F #2E5D8D #8D2E8D
square
#8D5E2E #2E8D2F #2E5D8D #8D2E8D
split-complementary
#8D5E2E #2E8D8D #2F2E8D
monochromatic
#312010 #5F3F1F #8D5E2E #BB7D3D #CE9B68
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.57
#8D5E2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.77
#8D5E2E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8D5E2E
5.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8D5E2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8D5E2E | 1.00 | 5.57 | 3.77 | 5.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6D6229
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#786C2F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9A5353
Achromatopsia (no color)
#686868
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8d5e2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 94, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.088 64.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b28b68',
500: '#8d5e2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8d5e2e; $custom-light: #b28b68; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8d5e2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 94,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 30.316,
"s": 50.802,
"l": 36.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52286,
"c": 0.08848,
"h": 64.2
},
"luminance": 0.13865
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8D5E2E
secondary
#628BB5
accent
#93DA4E
background
#FBF8F6
surface
#F6F0EB
border
#D0CBC6
text
#110C06
muted
#807D7A