#8E4017#8E4017

#8E4017 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.118 H 44.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E4017
RGB	rgb(142, 64, 23)
HSL	hsl(21, 72%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(21, 84%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54.9%, 83.8%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.89, 30.57, 38.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.89, 49.47, 51.82°)
OKLab	oklab(46.74% 0.0836 0.0834)
OKLCH	oklch(46.74% 0.118 44.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.1447, 9.4811, 1.9483)
Luminance	0.0948 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E4017 #17658E

analogous

#8E172A #8E4017 #8E7B17

triadic

#8E4017 #178E40 #40178E

tetradic

#8E4017 #2A8E17 #17658E #7B178E

square

#8E4017 #2A8E17 #17658E #7B178E

split-complementary

#8E4017 #178E7B #172A8E

monochromatic

#251106 #59280E #8E4017 #C35820 #E0773F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.25

#8E4017 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.90

#8E4017 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E4017

7.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E4017	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E4017	1.00	7.25	2.90	7.25
#FFFFFF	7.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#564C11

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#695D15

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C2E38

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e4017;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 64, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.118 44.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b67758',
    500: '#8e4017',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e4017;
$custom-light: #b67758;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e4017",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 20.672,
    "s": 72.121,
    "l": 32.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46744,
    "c": 0.11806,
    "h": 44.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09479
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E4017

secondary

#4094C0

accent

#B0EF39

background

#FCF7F5

surface

#F8EDE9

border

#D1C8C5

text

#130903

muted

#827B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E4017

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

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