#8E491E#8E491E

#8E491E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.108 H 49.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E491E
RGB	rgb(142, 73, 30)
HSL	hsl(23, 65%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(23, 79%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 48.6%, 78.9%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.92, 25.91, 37.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.92, 45.55, 55.33°)
OKLab	oklab(48.31% 0.0707 0.0823)
OKLCH	oklch(48.31% 0.108 49.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.7735, 10.6112, 2.5509)
Luminance	0.1061 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E491E #1E638E

analogous

#8E1E2B #8E491E #8E811E

triadic

#8E491E #1E8E49 #491E8E

tetradic

#8E491E #2B8E1E #1E638E #811E8E

square

#8E491E #2B8E1E #1E638E #811E8E

split-complementary

#8E491E #1E8E81 #1E2B8E

monochromatic

#291509 #5B2F13 #8E491E #C16329 #D9834D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.73

#8E491E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#8E491E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E491E

6.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E491E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E491E	1.00	6.73	3.12	6.73
#FFFFFF	6.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5218

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D621D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C3A40

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e491e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 73, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.108 49.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b57d5d',
    500: '#8e491e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e491e;
$custom-light: #b57d5d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e491e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 23.036,
    "s": 65.116,
    "l": 33.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48308,
    "c": 0.10848,
    "h": 49.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1061
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E491E

secondary

#4C91BC

accent

#A7E840

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F7EEE9

border

#D0C9C5

text

#120904

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E491E

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