#8E4E2B#8E4E2B

#8E4E2B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.099 H 47.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E4E2B
RGB	rgb(142, 78, 43)
HSL	hsl(21, 54%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(21, 70%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 45.1%, 69.7%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.21, 23.77, 31.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.21, 39.84, 53.37°)
OKLab	oklab(49.34% 0.0664 0.0734)
OKLCH	oklch(49.34% 0.099 47.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.3170, 11.3755, 3.7268)
Luminance	0.1137 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E4E2B #2B6B8E

analogous

#8E2B3A #8E4E2B #8E802B

triadic

#8E4E2B #2B8E4E #4E2B8E

tetradic

#8E4E2B #3A8E2B #2B6B8E #802B8E

square

#8E4E2B #3A8E2B #2B6B8E #802B8E

split-complementary

#8E4E2B #2B8E80 #2B3A8E

monochromatic

#301A0F #5F341D #8E4E2B #BD6839 #D08A63

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.41

#8E4E2B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#8E4E2B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E4E2B

6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E4E2B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E4E2B	1.00	6.41	3.27	6.41
#FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605627

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F642A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B4146

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e4e2b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 78, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.099 47.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b48066',
    500: '#8e4e2b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e4e2b;
$custom-light: #b48066;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e4e2b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 21.212,
    "s": 53.514,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4934,
    "c": 0.09897,
    "h": 47.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11374
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E4E2B

secondary

#5F97B6

accent

#A9DD4B

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEB

border

#D0C9C6

text

#120A06

muted

#817C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E4E2B

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

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