#8E4D2C#8E4D2C
#8E4D2C is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.099 H 46.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E4D2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 77, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 53%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 69%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 45.8%, 69%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.98, 24.40, 31.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.98, 39.58, 51.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.17% 0.0685 0.0718) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.17% 0.099 46.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.2650, 11.2419, 3.8011) |
| Luminance | 0.1124 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 4.18
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 4.71
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 6.04
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 7.09
Russet
#A13905
ΔE00 7.43
Cocoa
#875F42
ΔE00 7.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E4D2C #2C6D8E
analogous
#8E2C3C #8E4D2C #8E7E2C
triadic
#8E4D2C #2C8E4D #4D2C8E
tetradic
#8E4D2C #3C8E2C #2C6D8E #7E2C8E
square
#8E4D2C #3C8E2C #2C6D8E #7E2C8E
split-complementary
#8E4D2C #2C8E7E #2C3C8E
monochromatic
#311A0F #5F341E #8E4D2C #BD663A #CF8965
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.47
#8E4D2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.25
#8E4D2C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E4D2C
6.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E4D2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E4D2C | 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)
#5F5529
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6F642B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9B4045
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5E5E5E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e4d2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 77, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.099 46.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b47f66',
500: '#8e4d2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e4d2c; $custom-light: #b47f66; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e4d2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 77,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20.204,
"s": 52.688,
"l": 36.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49174,
"c": 0.09922,
"h": 46.3
},
"luminance": 0.1124
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E4D2C
secondary
#6099B6
accent
#ABDC4C
background
#FBF7F6
surface
#F6EEEB
border
#D0C9C6
text
#120A06
muted
#817C7A