#8E472E#8E472E

#8E472E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.103 H 39.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E472E
RGB	rgb(142, 71, 46)
HSL	hsl(16, 51%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(16, 68%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50%, 67.6%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.65, 27.89, 28.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.65, 39.85, 45.58°)
OKLab	oklab(48.16% 0.0795 0.0662)
OKLCH	oklch(48.16% 0.103 39.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.9029, 10.4561, 3.8703)
Luminance	0.1046 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E472E #2E758E

analogous

#8E2E45 #8E472E #8E772E

triadic

#8E472E #2E8E47 #472E8E

tetradic

#8E472E #458E2E #2E758E #772E8E

square

#8E472E #458E2E #2E758E #772E8E

split-complementary

#8E472E #2E8E77 #2E458E

monochromatic

#321910 #60301F #8E472E #BC5E3D #CE8368

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.79

#8E472E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#8E472E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E472E

6.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E472E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E472E	1.00	6.79	3.09	6.79
#FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A512B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B612D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B3941

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e472e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 71, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.103 39.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47b67',
    500: '#8e472e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e472e;
$custom-light: #b47b67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e472e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 15.625,
    "s": 51.064,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4816,
    "c": 0.10348,
    "h": 39.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10455
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E472E

secondary

#63A0B5

accent

#B6DB4D

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEB

border

#D0C9C6

text

#120906

muted

#817B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E472E

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