#8E472C#8E472C

#8E472C is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.104 H 40.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E472C
RGB	rgb(142, 71, 44)
HSL	hsl(17, 53%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(17, 69%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50%, 69%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.62, 27.76, 29.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.62, 40.57, 46.82°)
OKLab	oklab(48.13% 0.0788 0.0683)
OKLCH	oklch(48.13% 0.104 40.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.8644, 10.4407, 3.6675)
Luminance	0.1044 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E472C #2C738E

analogous

#8E2C42 #8E472C #8E782C

triadic

#8E472C #2C8E47 #472C8E

tetradic

#8E472C #428E2C #2C738E #782C8E

square

#8E472C #428E2C #2C738E #782C8E

split-complementary

#8E472C #2C8E78 #2C428E

monochromatic

#31180F #5F301E #8E472C #BD5E3A #CF8265

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.80

#8E472C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#8E472C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E472C

6.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E472C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E472C	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)

#5A5129

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B612B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C3941

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e472c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 71, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.104 40.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47b66',
    500: '#8e472c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e472c;
$custom-light: #b47b66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e472c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 16.531,
    "s": 52.688,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48131,
    "c": 0.10429,
    "h": 40.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10439
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E472C

secondary

#609EB6

accent

#B4DC4C

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEB

border

#D0C9C6

text

#120906

muted

#817B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E472C

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

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