#8E4E35#8E4E35

#8E4E35 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.094 H 41.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E4E35
RGB	rgb(142, 78, 53)
HSL	hsl(17, 46%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(17, 63%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 45.1%, 62.7%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.34, 24.46, 26.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.34, 36.00, 47.21°)
OKLab	oklab(49.49% 0.0703 0.0626)
OKLCH	oklch(49.49% 0.094 41.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.5234, 11.4581, 4.8143)
Luminance	0.1146 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E4E35 #35758E

analogous

#8E3548 #8E4E35 #8E7A35

triadic

#8E4E35 #358E4E #4E358E

tetradic

#8E4E35 #488E35 #35758E #7A358E

square

#8E4E35 #488E35 #35758E #7A358E

split-complementary

#8E4E35 #358E7A #35488E

monochromatic

#351D14 #613624 #8E4E35 #BA6746 #CB8B73

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.38

#8E4E35 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#8E4E35 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E4E35

6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E4E35	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E4E35	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)

#5F5733

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E6434

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B4248

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e4e35;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 78, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.094 41.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b3806d',
    500: '#8e4e35',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e4e35;
$custom-light: #b3806d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e4e35",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 16.854,
    "s": 45.641,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49488,
    "c": 0.09412,
    "h": 41.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11457
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E4E35

secondary

#6C9FB3

accent

#B1D552

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEB

border

#D0C9C6

text

#120A07

muted

#817C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E4E35

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

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