#8E4917#8E4917

#8E4917 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.111 H 51.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E4917
RGB	rgb(142, 73, 23)
HSL	hsl(25, 72%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(25, 84%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 48.6%, 83.8%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.86, 25.64, 40.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.86, 48.10, 57.78°)
OKLab	oklab(48.25% 0.0688 0.0873)
OKLCH	oklch(48.25% 0.111 51.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.6938, 10.5794, 2.1313)
Luminance	0.1058 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E4917 #175C8E

analogous

#8E1721 #8E4917 #8E8417

triadic

#8E4917 #178E49 #49178E

tetradic

#8E4917 #218E17 #175C8E #84178E

square

#8E4917 #218E17 #175C8E #84178E

split-complementary

#8E4917 #178E84 #17218E

monochromatic

#251306 #592E0E #8E4917 #C36420 #E0833F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.74

#8E4917 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#8E4917 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E4917

6.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E4917	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E4917	1.00	6.74	3.12	6.74
#FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D520F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E6216

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C3A3F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e4917;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 73, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.111 51.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b57d58',
    500: '#8e4917',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e4917;
$custom-light: #b57d58;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e4917",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 25.21,
    "s": 72.121,
    "l": 32.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48248,
    "c": 0.11114,
    "h": 51.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10578
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E4917

secondary

#408BC0

accent

#A2EF39

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F7EEE9

border

#D0C9C5

text

#120904

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E4917

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

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