#8E501D#8E501D

#8E501D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.104 H 56.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E501D
RGB	rgb(142, 80, 29)
HSL	hsl(27, 66%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(27, 80%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 43.7%, 79.6%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.54, 21.90, 39.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.54, 45.20, 61.02°)
OKLab	oklab(49.55% 0.0585 0.0866)
OKLCH	oklch(49.55% 0.104 56)
XYZ	xyz(14.2470, 11.5784, 2.6467)
Luminance	0.1158 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E501D #1D5B8E

analogous

#8E1D22 #8E501D #8E881D

triadic

#8E501D #1D8E50 #501D8E

tetradic

#8E501D #228E1D #1D5B8E #881D8E

square

#8E501D #228E1D #1D5B8E #881D8E

split-complementary

#8E501D #1D8E88 #1D228E

monochromatic

#281708 #5B3313 #8E501D #C16D27 #DA8C4B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.33

#8E501D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#8E501D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E501D

6.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E501D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E501D	1.00	6.33	3.32	6.33
#FFFFFF	6.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625716

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#71651D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C4246

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e501d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 80, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.104 56.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b5815d',
    500: '#8e501d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e501d;
$custom-light: #b5815d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e501d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 27.08,
    "s": 66.082,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49551,
    "c": 0.10445,
    "h": 56
  },
  "luminance": 0.11577
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E501D

secondary

#4A89BD

accent

#9CE93F

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F7EEE9

border

#D0C9C5

text

#120A04

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E501D

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

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