#8E4A1E#8E4A1E
#8E4A1E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.108 H 50.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E4A1E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 74, 30) |
| HSL | hsl(24, 65%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(24, 79%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 47.9%, 78.9%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.15, 25.35, 37.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.15, 45.42, 56.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.48% 0.069 0.0828) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.48% 0.108 50.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.8397, 10.7437, 2.5730) |
| Luminance | 0.1074 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 1.90
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 4.56
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 5.19
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 5.42
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 5.55
Chocolate
#7B3F00
ΔE00 6.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E4A1E #1E628E
analogous
#8E1E2A #8E4A1E #8E821E
triadic
#8E4A1E #1E8E4A #4A1E8E
tetradic
#8E4A1E #2A8E1E #1E628E #821E8E
square
#8E4A1E #2A8E1E #1E628E #821E8E
split-complementary
#8E4A1E #1E8E82 #1E2A8E
monochromatic
#291509 #5B3013 #8E4A1E #C16429 #D9844D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.67
#8E4A1E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.15
#8E4A1E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E4A1E
6.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E4A1E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E4A1E | 1.00 | 6.67 | 3.15 | 6.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5D5318
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6E621D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9C3B41
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5C5C5C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e4a1e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 74, 30); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.108 50.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b57d5d',
500: '#8e4a1e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e4a1e; $custom-light: #b57d5d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e4a1e",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 74,
"b": 30
},
"hsl": {
"h": 23.571,
"s": 65.116,
"l": 33.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48483,
"c": 0.10776,
"h": 50.2
},
"luminance": 0.10742
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E4A1E
secondary
#4C90BC
accent
#A6E840
background
#FBF7F5
surface
#F7EEE9
border
#D0C9C5
text
#120A04
muted
#817C79