#8E472B#8E472B

#8E472B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.105 H 41.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E472B
RGB	rgb(142, 71, 43)
HSL	hsl(17, 54%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(17, 70%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50%, 69.7%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.61, 27.70, 30.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.61, 40.94, 47.42°)
OKLab	oklab(48.12% 0.0784 0.0694)
OKLCH	oklch(48.12% 0.105 41.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.8458, 10.4333, 3.5697)
Luminance	0.1043 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E472B #2B728E

analogous

#8E2B41 #8E472B #8E792B

triadic

#8E472B #2B8E47 #472B8E

tetradic

#8E472B #418E2B #2B728E #792B8E

square

#8E472B #418E2B #2B728E #792B8E

split-complementary

#8E472B #2B8E79 #2B418E

monochromatic

#30180F #5F301D #8E472B #BD5E39 #D08263

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.80

#8E472B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#8E472B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E472B

6.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E472B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E472B	1.00	6.80	3.09	6.80
#FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A5128

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B612A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C3941

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e472b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 71, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.105 41.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47b65',
    500: '#8e472b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e472b;
$custom-light: #b47b65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e472b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 16.97,
    "s": 53.514,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48117,
    "c": 0.1047,
    "h": 41.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10432
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E472B

secondary

#5F9DB6

accent

#B4DD4B

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEB

border

#D0C9C6

text

#120905

muted

#817B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E472B

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