#8E4E18#8E4E18

#8E4E18 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.108 H 55.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E4E18
RGB	rgb(142, 78, 24)
HSL	hsl(27, 71%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(27, 83%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 45.1%, 83.1%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.03, 22.85, 41.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.03, 47.22, 61.05°)
OKLab	oklab(49.15% 0.0606 0.089)
OKLCH	oklch(49.15% 0.108 55.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.0459, 11.2671, 2.2991)
Luminance	0.1127 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E4E18 #18588E

analogous

#8E181D #8E4E18 #8E8918

triadic

#8E4E18 #188E4E #4E188E

tetradic

#8E4E18 #1D8E18 #18588E #89188E

square

#8E4E18 #1D8E18 #18588E #89188E

split-complementary

#8E4E18 #188E89 #181D8E

monochromatic

#251406 #5A310F #8E4E18 #C26B21 #DF8A41

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.46

#8E4E18 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25

#8E4E18 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E4E18

6.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E4E18	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E4E18	1.00	6.46	3.25	6.46
#FFFFFF	6.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#61550F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706418

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C4043

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e4e18;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 78, 24);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.108 55.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b5805a',
    500: '#8e4e18',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e4e18;
$custom-light: #b5805a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e4e18",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 24
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 27.458,
    "s": 71.084,
    "l": 32.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49145,
    "c": 0.10765,
    "h": 55.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11266
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E4E18

secondary

#4286C0

accent

#9CEE3A

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F7EEE9

border

#D0C9C5

text

#120A04

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E4E18

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