#8E4E23#8E4E23

#8E4E23 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.103 H 51.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E4E23
RGB	rgb(142, 78, 35)
HSL	hsl(24, 60%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(24, 75%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 45.1%, 75.4%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.12, 23.32, 36.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.12, 43.03, 57.18°)
OKLab	oklab(49.25% 0.0637 0.0808)
OKLCH	oklch(49.25% 0.103 51.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.1843, 11.3225, 3.0283)
Luminance	0.1132 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E4E23 #23638E

analogous

#8E232E #8E4E23 #8E8423

triadic

#8E4E23 #238E4E #4E238E

tetradic

#8E4E23 #2E8E23 #23638E #84238E

square

#8E4E23 #2E8E23 #23638E #84238E

split-complementary

#8E4E23 #238E84 #232E8E

monochromatic

#2C180B #5D3317 #8E4E23 #BF692F #D58956

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.43

#8E4E23 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#8E4E23 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E4E23

6.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E4E23	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E4E23	1.00	6.43	3.26	6.43
#FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#60561E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706422

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C4145

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e4e23;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 78, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.103 51.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b48060',
    500: '#8e4e23',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e4e23;
$custom-light: #b48060;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e4e23",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 24.112,
    "s": 60.452,
    "l": 34.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49245,
    "c": 0.10285,
    "h": 51.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11321
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E4E23

secondary

#5390B9

accent

#A4E444

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EEE9

border

#D0C9C5

text

#120A05

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E4E23

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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