#8E4E32#8E4E32

#8E4E32 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.096 H 43.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E4E32
RGB	rgb(142, 78, 50)
HSL	hsl(18, 48%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(18, 65%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 45.1%, 64.8%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.30, 24.24, 28.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.30, 37.12, 49.23°)
OKLab	oklab(49.44% 0.0691 0.066)
OKLCH	oklch(49.44% 0.096 43.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.4566, 11.4314, 4.4621)
Luminance	0.1143 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E4E32 #32728E

analogous

#8E3244 #8E4E32 #8E7C32

triadic

#8E4E32 #328E4E #4E328E

tetradic

#8E4E32 #448E32 #32728E #7C328E

square

#8E4E32 #448E32 #32728E #7C328E

split-complementary

#8E4E32 #328E7C #32448E

monochromatic

#331C12 #613522 #8E4E32 #BB6742 #CC8B6E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.39

#8E4E32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#8E4E32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E4E32

6.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E4E32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E4E32	1.00	6.39	3.29	6.39
#FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F562F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6431

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B4247

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e4e32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 78, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.096 43.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b3806a',
    500: '#8e4e32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e4e32;
$custom-light: #b3806a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e4e32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 18.261,
    "s": 47.917,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4944,
    "c": 0.09553,
    "h": 43.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1143
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E4E32

secondary

#689DB4

accent

#AED850

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEB

border

#D0C9C6

text

#120A06

muted

#817C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E4E32

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