#8E3517#8E3517

#8E3517 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.128 H 38.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E3517
RGB	rgb(142, 53, 23)
HSL	hsl(15, 72%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(15, 84%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.7%, 83.8%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.72, 36.21, 36.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.72, 51.68, 45.52°)
OKLab	oklab(45.1% 0.1008 0.0789)
OKLCH	oklch(45.1% 0.128 38.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.5845, 8.3606, 1.7615)
Luminance	0.0836 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E3517 #17708E

analogous

#8E1735 #8E3517 #8E7117

triadic

#8E3517 #178E35 #35178E

tetradic

#8E3517 #358E17 #17708E #71178E

square

#8E3517 #358E17 #17708E #71178E

split-complementary

#8E3517 #178E71 #17358E

monochromatic

#250E06 #59210E #8E3517 #C34920 #E0683F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.86

#8E3517 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#8E3517 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E3517

7.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E3517	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E3517	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)

#4E4512

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#645913

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9D1E2F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e3517;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 53, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.128 38.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b77057',
    500: '#8e3517',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e3517;
$custom-light: #b77057;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e3517",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 15.126,
    "s": 72.121,
    "l": 32.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45096,
    "c": 0.12799,
    "h": 38.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08359
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E3517

secondary

#40A0C0

accent

#C1EF39

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F8ECE9

border

#D1C7C5

text

#130803

muted

#827B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E3517

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

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