#8E501F#8E501F

#8E501F is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.104 H 55.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E501F
RGB	rgb(142, 80, 31)
HSL	hsl(26, 64%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(26, 78%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 43.7%, 78.2%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.55, 21.99, 38.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.55, 44.43, 60.33°)
OKLab	oklab(49.57% 0.059 0.0851)
OKLCH	oklch(49.57% 0.104 55.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.2726, 11.5886, 2.7812)
Luminance	0.1159 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E501F #1F5D8E

analogous

#8E1F26 #8E501F #8E881F

triadic

#8E501F #1F8E50 #501F8E

tetradic

#8E501F #268E1F #1F5D8E #881F8E

square

#8E501F #268E1F #1F5D8E #881F8E

split-complementary

#8E501F #1F8E88 #1F268E

monochromatic

#2A1709 #5C3414 #8E501F #C06C2A #D98C4F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.33

#8E501F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#8E501F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E501F

6.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E501F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E501F	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)

#625719

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#71651F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C4346

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e501f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 80, 31);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.104 55.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b4815e',
    500: '#8e501f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e501f;
$custom-light: #b4815e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e501f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 31
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 26.486,
    "s": 64.162,
    "l": 33.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49569,
    "c": 0.10353,
    "h": 55.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11587
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E501F

secondary

#4D8BBB

accent

#9EE741

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EEE9

border

#D0C9C5

text

#120A04

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E501F

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

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