#8E4E31#8E4E31

#8E4E31 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.096 H 44.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E4E31
RGB	rgb(142, 78, 49)
HSL	hsl(19, 49%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(19, 65%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 45.1%, 65.5%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.28, 24.16, 28.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.28, 37.50, 49.87°)
OKLab	oklab(49.43% 0.0687 0.0671)
OKLCH	oklch(49.43% 0.096 44.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.4352, 11.4228, 4.3498)
Luminance	0.1142 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E4E31 #31718E

analogous

#8E3142 #8E4E31 #8E7D31

triadic

#8E4E31 #318E4E #4E318E

tetradic

#8E4E31 #428E31 #31718E #7D318E

square

#8E4E31 #428E31 #31718E #7D318E

split-complementary

#8E4E31 #318E7D #31428E

monochromatic

#331C12 #613521 #8E4E31 #BB6741 #CD8B6D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.39

#8E4E31 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#8E4E31 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E4E31

6.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E4E31	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E4E31	1.00	6.39	3.28	6.39
#FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F562E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6430

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B4247

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e4e31;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 78, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.096 44.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b3806a',
    500: '#8e4e31',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e4e31;
$custom-light: #b3806a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e4e31",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 18.71,
    "s": 48.691,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49425,
    "c": 0.09602,
    "h": 44.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11421
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E4E31

secondary

#679CB4

accent

#AED850

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEB

border

#D0C9C6

text

#120A06

muted

#817C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E4E31

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