#8E4E36#8E4E36

#8E4E36 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.094 H 41.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E4E36
RGB	rgb(142, 78, 54)
HSL	hsl(16, 45%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(16, 62%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 45.1%, 62%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.36, 24.53, 25.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.36, 35.64, 46.50°)
OKLab	oklab(49.5% 0.0707 0.0615)
OKLCH	oklch(49.5% 0.094 41)
XYZ	xyz(14.5467, 11.4674, 4.9367)
Luminance	0.1147 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E4E36 #36768E

analogous

#8E364A #8E4E36 #8E7A36

triadic

#8E4E36 #368E4E #4E368E

tetradic

#8E4E36 #4A8E36 #36768E #7A368E

square

#8E4E36 #4A8E36 #36768E #7A368E

split-complementary

#8E4E36 #368E7A #364A8E

monochromatic

#351D14 #623625 #8E4E36 #B96748 #CA8C74

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.38

#8E4E36 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#8E4E36 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E4E36

6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E4E36	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E4E36	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)

#5F5734

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E6435

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B4248

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e4e36;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 78, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.094 41.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b3806d',
    500: '#8e4e36',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e4e36;
$custom-light: #b3806d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e4e36",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 16.364,
    "s": 44.898,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49504,
    "c": 0.09366,
    "h": 41
  },
  "luminance": 0.11466
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E4E36

secondary

#6DA0B3

accent

#B1D553

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEB

border

#D0C9C6

text

#120A07

muted

#817C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E4E36

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