#8E4E21#8E4E21

#8E4E21 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.104 H 52.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E4E21
RGB	rgb(142, 78, 33)
HSL	hsl(25, 62%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(25, 77%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 45.1%, 76.8%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.10, 23.23, 37.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.10, 43.82, 57.99°)
OKLab	oklab(49.22% 0.0631 0.0824)
OKLCH	oklch(49.22% 0.104 52.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.1555, 11.3109, 2.8763)
Luminance	0.1131 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E4E21 #21618E

analogous

#8E212A #8E4E21 #8E8521

triadic

#8E4E21 #218E4E #4E218E

tetradic

#8E4E21 #2A8E21 #21618E #85218E

square

#8E4E21 #2A8E21 #21618E #85218E

split-complementary

#8E4E21 #218E85 #212A8E

monochromatic

#2B170A #5C3315 #8E4E21 #C0692D #D78952

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.44

#8E4E21 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#8E4E21 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E4E21

6.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E4E21	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E4E21	1.00	6.44	3.26	6.44
#FFFFFF	6.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#61561C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706420

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C4044

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e4e21;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 78, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.104 52.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b4805f',
    500: '#8e4e21',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e4e21;
$custom-light: #b4805f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e4e21",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 24.771,
    "s": 62.286,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49224,
    "c": 0.10378,
    "h": 52.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11309
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E4E21

secondary

#508FBA

accent

#A2E542

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EEE9

border

#D0C9C5

text

#120A05

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E4E21

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