#8E4C2E#8E4C2E
#8E4C2E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.099 H 44.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E4C2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 76, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 51%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(19, 68%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 46.5%, 67.6%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.78, 25.09, 29.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.78, 38.95, 49.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.03% 0.071 0.0691) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.03% 0.099 44.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.2341, 11.1185, 3.9807) |
| Luminance | 0.1112 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 4.40
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 5.49
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 6.52
Russet
#A13905
ΔE00 7.50
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 7.79
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 7.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E4C2E #2E708E
analogous
#8E2E40 #8E4C2E #8E7C2E
triadic
#8E4C2E #2E8E4C #4C2E8E
tetradic
#8E4C2E #408E2E #2E708E #7C2E8E
square
#8E4C2E #408E2E #2E708E #7C2E8E
split-complementary
#8E4C2E #2E8E7C #2E408E
monochromatic
#321B10 #60331F #8E4C2E #BC653D #CE8868
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.51
#8E4C2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.22
#8E4C2E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E4C2E
6.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E4C2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E4C2E | 1.00 | 6.51 | 3.22 | 6.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5E552B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6E632D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9B3F45
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5E5E5E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e4c2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 76, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.099 44.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b47f68',
500: '#8e4c2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e4c2e; $custom-light: #b47f68; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e4c2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 76,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.75,
"s": 51.064,
"l": 36.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49025,
"c": 0.09907,
"h": 44.2
},
"luminance": 0.11117
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E4C2E
secondary
#639BB5
accent
#AEDB4D
background
#FBF7F6
surface
#F6EEEB
border
#D0C9C6
text
#120A06
muted
#817C7A