#8E4E28#8E4E28

#8E4E28 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.100 H 49.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E4E28
RGB	rgb(142, 78, 40)
HSL	hsl(22, 56%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(22, 72%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 45.1%, 71.8%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.17, 23.59, 33.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.17, 41.03, 54.91°)
OKLab	oklab(49.3% 0.0654 0.0763)
OKLCH	oklch(49.3% 0.1 49.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.2639, 11.3543, 3.4475)
Luminance	0.1135 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E4E28 #28688E

analogous

#8E2835 #8E4E28 #8E8128

triadic

#8E4E28 #288E4E #4E288E

tetradic

#8E4E28 #358E28 #28688E #81288E

square

#8E4E28 #358E28 #28688E #81288E

split-complementary

#8E4E28 #288E81 #28358E

monochromatic

#2F1A0D #5E341B #8E4E28 #BE6835 #D28A5F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.42

#8E4E28 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#8E4E28 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E4E28

6.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E4E28	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E4E28	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)

#605624

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6427

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B4146

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e4e28;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 78, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.100 49.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b48063',
    500: '#8e4e28',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e4e28;
$custom-light: #b48063;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e4e28",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 22.353,
    "s": 56.044,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49302,
    "c": 0.10044,
    "h": 49.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11353
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E4E28

secondary

#5B95B7

accent

#A7DF48

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEB

border

#D0C9C6

text

#120A05

muted

#817C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E4E28

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