#8E4E19#8E4E19

#8E4E19 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.107 H 55.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E4E19
RGB	rgb(142, 78, 25)
HSL	hsl(27, 70%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(27, 82%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 45.1%, 82.4%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.03, 22.89, 40.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.03, 46.86, 60.76°)
OKLab	oklab(49.15% 0.0608 0.0884)
OKLCH	oklch(49.15% 0.107 55.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.0565, 11.2713, 2.3549)
Luminance	0.1127 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E4E19 #19598E

analogous

#8E191F #8E4E19 #8E8819

triadic

#8E4E19 #198E4E #4E198E

tetradic

#8E4E19 #1F8E19 #19598E #88198E

square

#8E4E19 #1F8E19 #19598E #88198E

split-complementary

#8E4E19 #198E88 #191F8E

monochromatic

#261507 #5A3110 #8E4E19 #C26B22 #DE8943

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.45

#8E4E19 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25

#8E4E19 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E4E19

6.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E4E19	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E4E19	1.00	6.45	3.25	6.45
#FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615511

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706419

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C4043

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e4e19;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 78, 25);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.107 55.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b5805a',
    500: '#8e4e19',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e4e19;
$custom-light: #b5805a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e4e19",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 25
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 27.179,
    "s": 70.06,
    "l": 32.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49153,
    "c": 0.10725,
    "h": 55.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1127
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E4E19

secondary

#4487BF

accent

#9CED3B

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F7EEE9

border

#D0C9C5

text

#120A04

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E4E19

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