#8E4B1B#8E4B1B
#8E4B1B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.108 H 52.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E4B1B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 75, 27) |
| HSL | hsl(25, 68%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(25, 81%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 47.2%, 81%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.35, 24.66, 39.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.35, 46.42, 57.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.63% 0.0664 0.0855) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.63% 0.108 52.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.8705, 10.8637, 2.4032) |
| Luminance | 0.1086 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 1.83
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 4.40
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 4.79
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 4.91
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 5.75
Chocolate
#7B3F00
ΔE00 5.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E4B1B #1B5E8E
analogous
#8E1B25 #8E4B1B #8E841B
triadic
#8E4B1B #1B8E4B #4B1B8E
tetradic
#8E4B1B #258E1B #1B5E8E #841B8E
square
#8E4B1B #258E1B #1B5E8E #841B8E
split-complementary
#8E4B1B #1B8E84 #1B258E
monochromatic
#271507 #5B3011 #8E4B1B #C16625 #DC8547
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.62
#8E4B1B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.17
#8E4B1B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E4B1B
6.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E4B1B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E4B1B | 1.00 | 6.62 | 3.17 | 6.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5E5314
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6E631A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9C3C41
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5D5D5D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e4b1b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 75, 27); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.108 52.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b57e5b',
500: '#8e4b1b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e4b1b; $custom-light: #b57e5b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e4b1b",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 75,
"b": 27
},
"hsl": {
"h": 25.043,
"s": 68.047,
"l": 33.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48632,
"c": 0.1083,
"h": 52.2
},
"luminance": 0.10862
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E4B1B
secondary
#478CBE
accent
#A2EB3D
background
#FBF7F5
surface
#F7EEE9
border
#D0C9C5
text
#120A04
muted
#817C79