#8E3515#8E3515

#8E3515 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.128 H 38.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E3515
RGB	rgb(142, 53, 21)
HSL	hsl(16, 74%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(16, 85%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.7%, 85.2%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.71, 36.14, 37.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.71, 52.32, 46.31°)
OKLab	oklab(45.08% 0.1002 0.0803)
OKLCH	oklch(45.08% 0.128 38.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.5652, 8.3529, 1.6600)
Luminance	0.0835 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E3515 #156E8E

analogous

#8E1531 #8E3515 #8E7215

triadic

#8E3515 #158E35 #35158E

tetradic

#8E3515 #318E15 #156E8E #72158E

square

#8E3515 #318E15 #156E8E #72158E

split-complementary

#8E3515 #158E72 #15318E

monochromatic

#230D05 #59210D #8E3515 #C3491D #E2673B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.86

#8E3515 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#8E3515 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E3515

7.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E3515	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E3515	1.00	7.86	2.67	7.86
#FFFFFF	7.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E4510

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#645911

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9D1E2F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e3515;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 53, 21);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.128 38.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b77055',
    500: '#8e3515',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e3515;
$custom-light: #b77055;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e3515",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 21
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 15.868,
    "s": 74.233,
    "l": 31.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45079,
    "c": 0.12846,
    "h": 38.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08351
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E3515

secondary

#3D9FC2

accent

#C0F137

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F8ECE9

border

#D1C7C5

text

#130803

muted

#827B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E3515

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

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