#8E462D#8E462D

#8E462D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.105 H 39.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E462D
RGB	rgb(142, 70, 45)
HSL	hsl(15, 52%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(15, 68%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.7%, 68.3%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.41, 28.38, 28.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.41, 40.41, 45.39°)
OKLab	oklab(47.98% 0.0809 0.0667)
OKLCH	oklch(47.98% 0.105 39.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.8204, 10.3222, 3.7467)
Luminance	0.1032 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E462D #2D758E

analogous

#8E2D45 #8E462D #8E772D

triadic

#8E462D #2D8E46 #462D8E

tetradic

#8E462D #458E2D #2D758E #772D8E

square

#8E462D #458E2D #2D758E #772D8E

split-complementary

#8E462D #2D8E77 #2D458E

monochromatic

#311810 #602F1E #8E462D #BC5D3C #CF8167

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.85

#8E462D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#8E462D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E462D

6.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E462D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E462D	1.00	6.85	3.06	6.85
#FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#59512A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B602C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C3840

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e462d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 70, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.105 39.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47b67',
    500: '#8e462d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e462d;
$custom-light: #b47b67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e462d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 15.464,
    "s": 51.872,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47976,
    "c": 0.10483,
    "h": 39.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10321
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E462D

secondary

#61A0B5

accent

#B7DB4C

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEB

border

#D0C9C6

text

#120906

muted

#817B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E462D

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