#8E472A#8E472A

#8E472A is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.105 H 42.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E472A
RGB	rgb(142, 71, 42)
HSL	hsl(17, 54%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(17, 70%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50%, 70.4%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.60, 27.64, 30.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.60, 41.31, 48.00°)
OKLab	oklab(48.1% 0.078 0.0704)
OKLCH	oklch(48.1% 0.105 42.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.8277, 10.4260, 3.4743)
Luminance	0.1042 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E472A #2A718E

analogous

#8E2A3F #8E472A #8E792A

triadic

#8E472A #2A8E47 #472A8E

tetradic

#8E472A #3F8E2A #2A718E #792A8E

square

#8E472A #3F8E2A #2A718E #792A8E

split-complementary

#8E472A #2A8E79 #2A3F8E

monochromatic

#30180E #5F2F1C #8E472A #BD5F38 #D18262

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.81

#8E472A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#8E472A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E472A

6.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E472A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E472A	1.00	6.81	3.08	6.81
#FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A5127

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B6129

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C3940

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e472a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 71, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.105 42.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47b64',
    500: '#8e472a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e472a;
$custom-light: #b47b64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e472a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 17.4,
    "s": 54.348,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48103,
    "c": 0.10511,
    "h": 42.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10424
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E472A

secondary

#5D9DB6

accent

#B3DE4A

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEB

border

#D0C9C6

text

#120905

muted

#817B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E472A

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