#8E4C2B#8E4C2B
#8E4C2B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.100 H 45.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E4C2B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 76, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 54%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 70%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 46.5%, 69.7%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.74, 24.90, 31.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.74, 40.11, 51.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.98% 0.0699 0.0722) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.98% 0.1 45.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.1770, 11.0956, 3.6801) |
| Luminance | 0.1109 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 4.24
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 4.61
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 5.91
Russet
#A13905
ΔE00 7.19
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 7.23
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 7.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E4C2B #2B6D8E
analogous
#8E2B3C #8E4C2B #8E7E2B
triadic
#8E4C2B #2B8E4C #4C2B8E
tetradic
#8E4C2B #3C8E2B #2B6D8E #7E2B8E
square
#8E4C2B #3C8E2B #2B6D8E #7E2B8E
split-complementary
#8E4C2B #2B8E7E #2B3C8E
monochromatic
#301A0F #5F331D #8E4C2B #BD6539 #D08863
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.52
#8E4C2B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.22
#8E4C2B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E4C2B
6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E4C2B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E4C2B | 1.00 | 6.52 | 3.22 | 6.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5E5528
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6E632A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9B3F44
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5E5E5E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e4c2b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 76, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.100 45.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b47f65',
500: '#8e4c2b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e4c2b; $custom-light: #b47f65; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e4c2b",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 76,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20,
"s": 53.514,
"l": 36.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48983,
"c": 0.10048,
"h": 45.9
},
"luminance": 0.11094
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E4C2B
secondary
#5F99B6
accent
#ACDD4B
background
#FBF7F6
surface
#F6EEEB
border
#D0C9C6
text
#120A06
muted
#817C7A