#8E4E34#8E4E34

#8E4E34 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.095 H 42.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E4E34
RGB	rgb(142, 78, 52)
HSL	hsl(17, 46%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(17, 63%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 45.1%, 63.4%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.33, 24.38, 26.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.33, 36.37, 47.90°)
OKLab	oklab(49.47% 0.0699 0.0638)
OKLCH	oklch(49.47% 0.095 42.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.5007, 11.4490, 4.6944)
Luminance	0.1145 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E4E34 #34748E

analogous

#8E3447 #8E4E34 #8E7B34

triadic

#8E4E34 #348E4E #4E348E

tetradic

#8E4E34 #478E34 #34748E #7B348E

square

#8E4E34 #478E34 #34748E #7B348E

split-complementary

#8E4E34 #348E7B #34478E

monochromatic

#341D13 #613524 #8E4E34 #BB6744 #CB8B71

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.38

#8E4E34 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#8E4E34 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E4E34

6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E4E34	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E4E34	1.00	6.38	3.29	6.38
#FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5732

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E6433

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B4248

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e4e34;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 78, 52);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.095 42.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b3806c',
    500: '#8e4e34',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e4e34;
$custom-light: #b3806c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e4e34",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 52
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 17.333,
    "s": 46.392,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49472,
    "c": 0.09458,
    "h": 42.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11447
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E4E34

secondary

#6A9EB3

accent

#B0D652

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEB

border

#D0C9C6

text

#120A07

muted

#817C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E4E34

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

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