#8E4E33#8E4E33

#8E4E33 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.095 H 43.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E4E33
RGB	rgb(142, 78, 51)
HSL	hsl(18, 47%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(18, 64%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 45.1%, 64.1%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.31, 24.31, 27.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.31, 36.74, 48.58°)
OKLab	oklab(49.46% 0.0695 0.0649)
OKLCH	oklch(49.46% 0.095 43)
XYZ	xyz(14.4784, 11.4401, 4.5770)
Luminance	0.1144 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E4E33 #33738E

analogous

#8E3346 #8E4E33 #8E7B33

triadic

#8E4E33 #338E4E #4E338E

tetradic

#8E4E33 #468E33 #33738E #7B338E

square

#8E4E33 #468E33 #33738E #7B338E

split-complementary

#8E4E33 #338E7B #33468E

monochromatic

#341D13 #613523 #8E4E33 #BB6743 #CC8B70

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.39

#8E4E33 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#8E4E33 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E4E33

6.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E4E33	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E4E33	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)

#5F5630

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E6432

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B4248

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e4e33;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 78, 51);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.095 43.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b3806b',
    500: '#8e4e33',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e4e33;
$custom-light: #b3806b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e4e33",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 51
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 17.802,
    "s": 47.15,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49456,
    "c": 0.09506,
    "h": 43
  },
  "luminance": 0.11439
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E4E33

secondary

#699EB4

accent

#AFD751

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEB

border

#D0C9C6

text

#120A06

muted

#817C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E4E33

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

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