#8E5017#8E5017

#8E5017 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.107 H 57.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E5017
RGB	rgb(142, 80, 23)
HSL	hsl(29, 72%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(29, 84%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 43.7%, 83.8%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.49, 21.67, 42.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.49, 47.41, 62.80°)
OKLab	oklab(49.5% 0.0569 0.0906)
OKLCH	oklch(49.5% 0.107 57.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.1799, 11.5515, 2.2934)
Luminance	0.1155 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E5017 #17558E

analogous

#8E171A #8E5017 #8E8B17

triadic

#8E5017 #178E50 #50178E

tetradic

#8E5017 #1A8E17 #17558E #8B178E

square

#8E5017 #1A8E17 #17558E #8B178E

split-complementary

#8E5017 #178E8B #171A8E

monochromatic

#251506 #59320E #8E5017 #C36E20 #E08C3F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.34

#8E5017 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#8E5017 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E5017

6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E5017	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E5017	1.00	6.34	3.31	6.34
#FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#63570D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716517

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C4245

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e5017;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 80, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.107 57.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b58159',
    500: '#8e5017',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e5017;
$custom-light: #b58159;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e5017",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 28.739,
    "s": 72.121,
    "l": 32.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49503,
    "c": 0.10697,
    "h": 57.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1155
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E5017

secondary

#4083C0

accent

#98EF39

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F7EEE9

border

#D0C9C5

text

#120A04

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E5017

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

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