#8E5023#8E5023
#8E5023 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.102 H 53.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E5023 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 80, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(25, 60%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(25, 75%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43.7%, 75.4%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.59, 22.18, 36.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.59, 42.85, 58.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.61% 0.0603 0.0818) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.61% 0.102 53.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.3286, 11.6110, 3.0763) |
| Luminance | 0.1161 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 3.46
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 4.37
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 4.74
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 5.11
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 5.49
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 5.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E5023 #23618E
analogous
#8E232B #8E5023 #8E8623
triadic
#8E5023 #238E50 #50238E
tetradic
#8E5023 #2B8E23 #23618E #86238E
square
#8E5023 #2B8E23 #23618E #86238E
split-complementary
#8E5023 #238E86 #232B8E
monochromatic
#2C190B #5D3417 #8E5023 #BF6C2F #D58C56
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.32
#8E5023 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.32
#8E5023 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E5023
6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E5023 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E5023 | 1.00 | 6.32 | 3.32 | 6.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#62571E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#716523
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9C4346
Achromatopsia (no color)
#606060
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e5023; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 80, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.102 53.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b48160',
500: '#8e5023',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e5023; $custom-light: #b48160; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e5023",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 80,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 25.234,
"s": 60.452,
"l": 34.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49608,
"c": 0.10162,
"h": 53.6
},
"luminance": 0.11609
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E5023
secondary
#538FB9
accent
#A1E444
background
#FBF7F5
surface
#F6EEEA
border
#D0C9C6
text
#120A05
muted
#817C79