#8E4D1E#8E4D1E
#8E4D1E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.106 H 52.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E4D1E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 77, 30) |
| HSL | hsl(25, 65%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(25, 79%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 45.8%, 78.9%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.84, 23.66, 38.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.84, 45.08, 58.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.02% 0.0639 0.0843) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.02% 0.106 52.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.0448, 11.1539, 2.6413) |
| Luminance | 0.1115 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 2.46
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 4.41
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 4.60
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 5.18
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 5.63
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 5.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E4D1E #1E5F8E
analogous
#8E1E27 #8E4D1E #8E851E
triadic
#8E4D1E #1E8E4D #4D1E8E
tetradic
#8E4D1E #278E1E #1E5F8E #851E8E
square
#8E4D1E #278E1E #1E5F8E #851E8E
split-complementary
#8E4D1E #1E8E85 #1E278E
monochromatic
#291609 #5B3213 #8E4D1E #C16829 #D9884D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.50
#8E4D1E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.23
#8E4D1E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E4D1E
6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E4D1E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E4D1E | 1.00 | 6.50 | 3.23 | 6.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#605518
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6F641D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9C3F43
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5E5E5E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e4d1e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 77, 30); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.106 52.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b57f5d',
500: '#8e4d1e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e4d1e; $custom-light: #b57f5d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e4d1e",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 77,
"b": 30
},
"hsl": {
"h": 25.179,
"s": 65.116,
"l": 33.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49015,
"c": 0.10576,
"h": 52.9
},
"luminance": 0.11152
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E4D1E
secondary
#4C8DBC
accent
#A1E840
background
#FBF7F5
surface
#F7EEE9
border
#D0C9C5
text
#120A04
muted
#817C79