#8E4E2E#8E4E2E
#8E4E2E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.097 H 46.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E4E2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 78, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 51%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 68%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 45.1%, 67.6%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.24, 23.96, 30.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.24, 38.66, 51.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.38% 0.0675 0.0703) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.38% 0.097 46.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.3740, 11.3984, 4.0274) |
| Luminance | 0.1140 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 4.17
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 5.10
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 6.35
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 7.21
Cocoa
#875F42
ΔE00 7.34
Russet
#A13905
ΔE00 7.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E4E2E #2E6E8E
analogous
#8E2E3E #8E4E2E #8E7E2E
triadic
#8E4E2E #2E8E4E #4E2E8E
tetradic
#8E4E2E #3E8E2E #2E6E8E #7E2E8E
square
#8E4E2E #3E8E2E #2E6E8E #7E2E8E
split-complementary
#8E4E2E #2E8E7E #2E3E8E
monochromatic
#321B10 #60351F #8E4E2E #BC673D #CE8A68
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.40
#8E4E2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.28
#8E4E2E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E4E2E
6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E4E2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E4E2E | 1.00 | 6.40 | 3.28 | 6.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#60562B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6F642D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9B4247
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5F5F5F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e4e2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 78, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.097 46.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b48068',
500: '#8e4e2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e4e2e; $custom-light: #b48068; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e4e2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 78,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20,
"s": 51.064,
"l": 36.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49381,
"c": 0.09748,
"h": 46.2
},
"luminance": 0.11397
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E4E2E
secondary
#639AB5
accent
#ABDB4D
background
#FBF7F6
surface
#F6EEEB
border
#D0C9C6
text
#120A06
muted
#817C7A