#8E3814#8E3814

#8E3814 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.126 H 40.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E3814
RGB	rgb(142, 56, 20)
HSL	hsl(18, 75%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(18, 86%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.6%, 85.9%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.26, 34.63, 38.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.26, 52.01, 48.25°)
OKLab	oklab(45.5% 0.0954 0.0821)
OKLCH	oklch(45.5% 0.126 40.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.6972, 8.6314, 1.6591)
Luminance	0.0863 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E3814 #146A8E

analogous

#8E142D #8E3814 #8E7514

triadic

#8E3814 #148E38 #38148E

tetradic

#8E3814 #2D8E14 #146A8E #75148E

square

#8E3814 #2D8E14 #146A8E #75148E

split-complementary

#8E3814 #148E75 #142D8E

monochromatic

#230E05 #58230C #8E3814 #C44D1C #E36B39

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.70

#8E3814 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.73

#8E3814 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E3814

7.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E3814	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E3814	1.00	7.70	2.73	7.70
#FFFFFF	7.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#51470E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665A10

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9D2331

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e3814;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 56, 20);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.126 40.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b77255',
    500: '#8e3814',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e3814;
$custom-light: #b77255;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e3814",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 20
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 17.705,
    "s": 75.309,
    "l": 31.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45499,
    "c": 0.12592,
    "h": 40.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0863
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E3814

secondary

#3C9AC2

accent

#BAF236

background

#FCF7F5

surface

#F8EDE9

border

#D1C8C5

text

#130803

muted

#827B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E3814

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

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