#8E4D2A#8E4D2A
#8E4D2A is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.100 H 47.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E4D2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 77, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(21, 54%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(21, 70%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 45.8%, 70.4%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.96, 24.28, 32.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.96, 40.36, 53.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.15% 0.0678 0.0738) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.15% 0.1 47.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.2283, 11.2273, 3.6078) |
| Luminance | 0.1123 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 4.19
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 4.20
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 5.72
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 6.61
Russet
#A13905
ΔE00 7.31
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 7.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E4D2A #2A6B8E
analogous
#8E2A39 #8E4D2A #8E7F2A
triadic
#8E4D2A #2A8E4D #4D2A8E
tetradic
#8E4D2A #398E2A #2A6B8E #7F2A8E
square
#8E4D2A #398E2A #2A6B8E #7F2A8E
split-complementary
#8E4D2A #2A8E7F #2A398E
monochromatic
#301A0E #5F331C #8E4D2A #BD6738 #D18962
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.47
#8E4D2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.25
#8E4D2A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E4D2A
6.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E4D2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E4D2A | 1.00 | 6.47 | 3.25 | 6.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5F5526
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6F6429
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9B4045
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5E5E5E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e4d2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 77, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.100 47.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b47f65',
500: '#8e4d2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e4d2a; $custom-light: #b47f65; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e4d2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 77,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 21,
"s": 54.348,
"l": 36.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49148,
"c": 0.10019,
"h": 47.4
},
"luminance": 0.11226
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E4D2A
secondary
#5D97B6
accent
#AADE4A
background
#FBF7F6
surface
#F6EEEB
border
#D0C9C6
text
#120A05
muted
#817C7A