#8E4E2D#8E4E2D
#8E4E2D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.098 H 46.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E4E2D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 78, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 52%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 68%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 45.1%, 68.3%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.23, 23.90, 30.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.23, 39.05, 52.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.37% 0.0672 0.0713) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.37% 0.098 46.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.3546, 11.3906, 3.9248) |
| Luminance | 0.1139 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 4.15
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 4.83
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 6.18
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 6.95
Cocoa
#875F42
ΔE00 7.31
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 7.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E4E2D #2D6D8E
analogous
#8E2D3D #8E4E2D #8E7F2D
triadic
#8E4E2D #2D8E4E #4E2D8E
tetradic
#8E4E2D #3D8E2D #2D6D8E #7F2D8E
square
#8E4E2D #3D8E2D #2D6D8E #7F2D8E
split-complementary
#8E4E2D #2D8E7F #2D3D8E
monochromatic
#311B10 #60341E #8E4E2D #BC683C #CF8A67
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.41
#8E4E2D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.28
#8E4E2D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E4E2D
6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E4E2D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E4E2D | 1.00 | 6.41 | 3.28 | 6.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#60562A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6F642C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9B4146
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5F5F5F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e4e2d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 78, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.098 46.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b48067',
500: '#8e4e2d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e4e2d; $custom-light: #b48067; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e4e2d",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 78,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20.412,
"s": 51.872,
"l": 36.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49367,
"c": 0.09797,
"h": 46.7
},
"luminance": 0.11389
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E4E2D
secondary
#6199B5
accent
#ABDB4C
background
#FBF7F6
surface
#F6EEEB
border
#D0C9C6
text
#120A06
muted
#817C7A