#8E4E27#8E4E27

#8E4E27 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.101 H 49.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E4E27
RGB	rgb(142, 78, 39)
HSL	hsl(23, 57%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(23, 73%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 45.1%, 72.5%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.16, 23.53, 34.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.16, 41.43, 55.39°)
OKLab	oklab(49.29% 0.065 0.0772)
OKLCH	oklch(49.29% 0.101 49.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.2471, 11.3476, 3.3591)
Luminance	0.1135 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E4E27 #27678E

analogous

#8E2734 #8E4E27 #8E8127

triadic

#8E4E27 #278E4E #4E278E

tetradic

#8E4E27 #348E27 #27678E #81278E

square

#8E4E27 #348E27 #27678E #81278E

split-complementary

#8E4E27 #278E81 #27348E

monochromatic

#2E190D #5E341A #8E4E27 #BE6834 #D2895D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.42

#8E4E27 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#8E4E27 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E4E27

6.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E4E27	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E4E27	1.00	6.42	3.27	6.42
#FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605623

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6426

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C4145

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e4e27;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 78, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.101 49.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b48063',
    500: '#8e4e27',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e4e27;
$custom-light: #b48063;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e4e27",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 22.718,
    "s": 56.906,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4929,
    "c": 0.10093,
    "h": 49.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11346
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E4E27

secondary

#5994B8

accent

#A6E048

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EEEA

border

#D0C9C6

text

#120A05

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E4E27

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