#8E4E2A#8E4E2A

#8E4E2A is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.099 H 48.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E4E2A
RGB	rgb(142, 78, 42)
HSL	hsl(22, 54%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(22, 70%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 45.1%, 70.4%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.19, 23.71, 32.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.19, 40.24, 53.90°)
OKLab	oklab(49.33% 0.0661 0.0743)
OKLCH	oklch(49.33% 0.099 48.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.2988, 11.3683, 3.6313)
Luminance	0.1137 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E4E2A #2A6A8E

analogous

#8E2A38 #8E4E2A #8E802A

triadic

#8E4E2A #2A8E4E #4E2A8E

tetradic

#8E4E2A #388E2A #2A6A8E #802A8E

square

#8E4E2A #388E2A #2A6A8E #802A8E

split-complementary

#8E4E2A #2A8E80 #2A388E

monochromatic

#301A0E #5F341C #8E4E2A #BD6838 #D18A62

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.42

#8E4E2A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#8E4E2A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E4E2A

6.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E4E2A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E4E2A	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)

#605626

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6429

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B4146

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e4e2a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 78, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.099 48.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b48065',
    500: '#8e4e2a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e4e2a;
$custom-light: #b48065;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e4e2a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 21.6,
    "s": 54.348,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49327,
    "c": 0.09945,
    "h": 48.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11367
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E4E2A

secondary

#5D96B6

accent

#A9DE4A

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEB

border

#D0C9C6

text

#120A05

muted

#817C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E4E2A

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

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