#8E501B#8E501B

#8E501B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.105 H 56.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E501B
RGB	rgb(142, 80, 27)
HSL	hsl(28, 68%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(28, 81%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 43.7%, 81%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.52, 21.82, 40.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.52, 45.96, 61.65°)
OKLab	oklab(49.53% 0.0579 0.088)
OKLCH	oklch(49.53% 0.105 56.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.2231, 11.5688, 2.5207)
Luminance	0.1157 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E501B #1B598E

analogous

#8E1B20 #8E501B #8E891B

triadic

#8E501B #1B8E50 #501B8E

tetradic

#8E501B #208E1B #1B598E #891B8E

square

#8E501B #208E1B #1B598E #891B8E

split-complementary

#8E501B #1B8E89 #1B208E

monochromatic

#271607 #5B3311 #8E501B #C16D25 #DC8C47

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.34

#8E501B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#8E501B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E501B

6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E501B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E501B	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)

#625713

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#71651B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C4245

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e501b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 80, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.105 56.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b5815b',
    500: '#8e501b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e501b;
$custom-light: #b5815b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e501b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 27.652,
    "s": 68.047,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49534,
    "c": 0.10533,
    "h": 56.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11567
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E501B

secondary

#4787BE

accent

#9BEB3D

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F7EEE9

border

#D0C9C5

text

#120A04

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E501B

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

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