#8E472D#8E472D

#8E472D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.104 H 40.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E472D
RGB	rgb(142, 71, 45)
HSL	hsl(16, 52%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(16, 68%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50%, 68.3%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.64, 27.83, 29.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.64, 40.21, 46.21°)
OKLab	oklab(48.15% 0.0792 0.0673)
OKLCH	oklch(48.15% 0.104 40.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.8834, 10.4483, 3.7677)
Luminance	0.1045 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E472D #2D748E

analogous

#8E2D44 #8E472D #8E782D

triadic

#8E472D #2D8E47 #472D8E

tetradic

#8E472D #448E2D #2D748E #782D8E

square

#8E472D #448E2D #2D748E #782D8E

split-complementary

#8E472D #2D8E78 #2D448E

monochromatic

#311910 #60301E #8E472D #BC5E3C #CF8367

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.80

#8E472D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#8E472D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E472D

6.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E472D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E472D	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)

#5A512A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B612C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B3941

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e472d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 71, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.104 40.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47b67',
    500: '#8e472d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e472d;
$custom-light: #b47b67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e472d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 16.082,
    "s": 51.872,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48145,
    "c": 0.10389,
    "h": 40.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10447
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E472D

secondary

#619FB5

accent

#B5DB4C

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEB

border

#D0C9C6

text

#120906

muted

#817B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E472D

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

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