#8E4E25#8E4E25

#8E4E25 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.102 H 50.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E4E25
RGB	rgb(142, 78, 37)
HSL	hsl(23, 59%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(23, 74%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 45.1%, 73.9%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.14, 23.43, 35.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.14, 42.23, 56.31°)
OKLab	oklab(49.27% 0.0643 0.079)
OKLCH	oklch(49.27% 0.102 50.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.2149, 11.3347, 3.1891)
Luminance	0.1133 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E4E25 #25658E

analogous

#8E2530 #8E4E25 #8E8325

triadic

#8E4E25 #258E4E #4E258E

tetradic

#8E4E25 #308E25 #25658E #83258E

square

#8E4E25 #308E25 #25658E #83258E

split-complementary

#8E4E25 #258E83 #25308E

monochromatic

#2D190C #5D3318 #8E4E25 #BF6932 #D4895A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.43

#8E4E25 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#8E4E25 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E4E25

6.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E4E25	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E4E25	1.00	6.43	3.27	6.43
#FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605620

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706424

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C4145

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e4e25;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 78, 37);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.102 50.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b48061',
    500: '#8e4e25',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e4e25;
$custom-light: #b48061;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e4e25",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 37
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 23.429,
    "s": 58.659,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49267,
    "c": 0.1019,
    "h": 50.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11333
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E4E25

secondary

#5692B9

accent

#A5E246

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EEEA

border

#D0C9C6

text

#120A05

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E4E25

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

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