#8E4317#8E4317

#8E4317 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.116 H 47.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E4317
RGB	rgb(142, 67, 23)
HSL	hsl(22, 72%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(22, 84%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.8%, 83.8%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.53, 28.96, 39.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.53, 48.96, 53.74°)
OKLab	oklab(47.23% 0.0787 0.0847)
OKLCH	oklch(47.23% 0.116 47.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.3185, 9.8286, 2.0062)
Luminance	0.0983 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E4317 #17628E

analogous

#8E1726 #8E4317 #8E7F17

triadic

#8E4317 #178E43 #43178E

tetradic

#8E4317 #268E17 #17628E #7F178E

square

#8E4317 #268E17 #17628E #7F178E

split-complementary

#8E4317 #178E7F #17268E

monochromatic

#251106 #592A0E #8E4317 #C35C20 #E07B3F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.08

#8E4317 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97

#8E4317 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E4317

7.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E4317	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E4317	1.00	7.08	2.97	7.08
#FFFFFF	7.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#584E10

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B5F15

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C323A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e4317;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 67, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.116 47.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b67958',
    500: '#8e4317',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e4317;
$custom-light: #b67958;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e4317",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 22.185,
    "s": 72.121,
    "l": 32.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47231,
    "c": 0.11559,
    "h": 47.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09827
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E4317

secondary

#4091C0

accent

#ACEF39

background

#FCF7F5

surface

#F8EDE9

border

#D1C8C5

text

#120903

muted

#817B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E4317

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

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