#8E4519#8E4519

#8E4519 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.113 H 47.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E4519
RGB	rgb(142, 69, 25)
HSL	hsl(23, 70%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(23, 82%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 51.4%, 82.4%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.98, 27.93, 38.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.98, 47.94, 54.37°)
OKLab	oklab(47.58% 0.0759 0.0842)
OKLCH	oklch(47.58% 0.113 47.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.4602, 10.0789, 2.1561)
Luminance	0.1008 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E4519 #19628E

analogous

#8E1928 #8E4519 #8E7F19

triadic

#8E4519 #198E45 #45198E

tetradic

#8E4519 #288E19 #19628E #7F198E

square

#8E4519 #288E19 #19628E #7F198E

split-complementary

#8E4519 #198E7F #19288E

monochromatic

#261207 #5A2C10 #8E4519 #C25E22 #DE7E43

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.96

#8E4519 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#8E4519 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E4519

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E4519	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E4519	1.00	6.96	3.02	6.96
#FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A4F13

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B6017

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C353C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e4519;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 69, 25);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.113 47.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b67a59',
    500: '#8e4519',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e4519;
$custom-light: #b67a59;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e4519",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 25
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 22.564,
    "s": 70.06,
    "l": 32.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4758,
    "c": 0.11335,
    "h": 47.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10077
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E4519

secondary

#4491BF

accent

#AAED3B

background

#FCF7F5

surface

#F8EDE9

border

#D1C8C5

text

#120904

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E4519

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

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