#8E3915#8E3915

#8E3915 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.125 H 41.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E3915
RGB	rgb(142, 57, 21)
HSL	hsl(18, 74%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(18, 85%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59.9%, 85.2%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.46, 34.16, 38.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.46, 51.48, 48.43°)
OKLab	oklab(45.65% 0.0942 0.0819)
OKLCH	oklch(45.65% 0.125 41)
XYZ	xyz(12.7552, 8.7329, 1.7233)
Luminance	0.0873 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E3915 #156A8E

analogous

#8E152E #8E3915 #8E7615

triadic

#8E3915 #158E39 #39158E

tetradic

#8E3915 #2E8E15 #156A8E #76158E

square

#8E3915 #2E8E15 #156A8E #76158E

split-complementary

#8E3915 #158E76 #152E8E

monochromatic

#230E05 #59240D #8E3915 #C34E1D #E26D3B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.65

#8E3915 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#8E3915 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E3915

7.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E3915	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E3915	1.00	7.65	2.75	7.65
#FFFFFF	7.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#51470F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665B12

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9D2432

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e3915;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 57, 21);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.125 41.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b77256',
    500: '#8e3915',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e3915;
$custom-light: #b77256;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e3915",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 21
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 17.851,
    "s": 74.233,
    "l": 31.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45653,
    "c": 0.12478,
    "h": 41
  },
  "luminance": 0.08731
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E3915

secondary

#3D9AC2

accent

#BAF137

background

#FCF7F5

surface

#F8EDE9

border

#D1C8C5

text

#130803

muted

#827B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E3915

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

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