#8E4A1B#8E4A1B
#8E4A1B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.109 H 51.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E4A1B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 74, 27) |
| HSL | hsl(25, 68%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(25, 81%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 47.9%, 81%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.12, 25.23, 39.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.12, 46.54, 57.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.46% 0.0681 0.0851) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.46% 0.109 51.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.8032, 10.7291, 2.3807) |
| Luminance | 0.1073 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 1.59
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 4.58
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 4.75
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 5.21
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 5.61
Chocolate
#7B3F00
ΔE00 5.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E4A1B #1B5F8E
analogous
#8E1B25 #8E4A1B #8E831B
triadic
#8E4A1B #1B8E4A #4A1B8E
tetradic
#8E4A1B #258E1B #1B5F8E #831B8E
square
#8E4A1B #258E1B #1B5F8E #831B8E
split-complementary
#8E4A1B #1B8E83 #1B258E
monochromatic
#271407 #5B2F11 #8E4A1B #C16525 #DC8447
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.68
#8E4A1B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.15
#8E4A1B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E4A1B
6.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E4A1B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E4A1B | 1.00 | 6.68 | 3.15 | 6.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5E5314
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6E621A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9C3B40
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5C5C5C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e4a1b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 74, 27); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.109 51.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b57d5b',
500: '#8e4a1b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e4a1b; $custom-light: #b57d5b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e4a1b",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 74,
"b": 27
},
"hsl": {
"h": 24.522,
"s": 68.047,
"l": 33.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48455,
"c": 0.10897,
"h": 51.3
},
"luminance": 0.10727
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E4A1B
secondary
#478DBE
accent
#A4EB3D
background
#FBF7F5
surface
#F7EEE9
border
#D0C9C5
text
#120A04
muted
#817C79