#8E4520#8E4520

#8E4520 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.111 H 45.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E4520
RGB	rgb(142, 69, 32)
HSL	hsl(20, 63%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(20, 77%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 51.4%, 77.5%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.04, 28.22, 35.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.04, 45.39, 51.56°)
OKLab	oklab(47.65% 0.078 0.0787)
OKLCH	oklch(47.65% 0.111 45.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.5455, 10.1130, 2.6049)
Luminance	0.1011 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E4520 #20698E

analogous

#8E2032 #8E4520 #8E7C20

triadic

#8E4520 #208E45 #45208E

tetradic

#8E4520 #328E20 #20698E #7C208E

square

#8E4520 #328E20 #20698E #7C208E

split-complementary

#8E4520 #208E7C #20328E

monochromatic

#2A1409 #5C2D15 #8E4520 #C05D2B #D87E51

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.95

#8E4520 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#8E4520 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E4520

6.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E4520	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E4520	1.00	6.95	3.02	6.95
#FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#594F1B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B601F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C363D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e4520;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 69, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.111 45.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b57a5e',
    500: '#8e4520',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e4520;
$custom-light: #b57a5e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e4520",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 20.182,
    "s": 63.218,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47646,
    "c": 0.11081,
    "h": 45.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10111
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E4520

secondary

#4F97BB

accent

#AFE642

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F7EDE9

border

#D0C8C5

text

#120904

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E4520

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

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