#8E502B#8E502B

#8E502B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.098 H 49.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E502B
RGB	rgb(142, 80, 43)
HSL	hsl(22, 54%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(22, 70%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 43.7%, 69.7%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.68, 22.63, 32.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.68, 39.61, 55.16°)
OKLab	oklab(49.7% 0.063 0.0745)
OKLCH	oklch(49.7% 0.098 49.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.4612, 11.6641, 3.7748)
Luminance	0.1166 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E502B #2B698E

analogous

#8E2B38 #8E502B #8E822B

triadic

#8E502B #2B8E50 #502B8E

tetradic

#8E502B #388E2B #2B698E #822B8E

square

#8E502B #388E2B #2B698E #822B8E

split-complementary

#8E502B #2B8E82 #2B388E

monochromatic

#301B0F #5F361D #8E502B #BD6A39 #D08C63

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.30

#8E502B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#8E502B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E502B

6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E502B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E502B	1.00	6.30	3.33	6.30
#FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615827

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#70652B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B4448

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e502b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 80, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.098 49.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b48266',
    500: '#8e502b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e502b;
$custom-light: #b48266;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e502b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 22.424,
    "s": 53.514,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49702,
    "c": 0.09755,
    "h": 49.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11663
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E502B

secondary

#5F95B6

accent

#A6DD4B

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEB

border

#D0C9C6

text

#120A06

muted

#817C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E502B

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

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