#8E502C#8E502C

#8E502C is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.097 H 49.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E502C
RGB	rgb(142, 80, 44)
HSL	hsl(22, 53%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(22, 69%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 43.7%, 69%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.69, 22.69, 31.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.69, 39.20, 54.63°)
OKLab	oklab(49.72% 0.0633 0.0735)
OKLCH	oklch(49.72% 0.097 49.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.4798, 11.6715, 3.8727)
Luminance	0.1167 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E502C #2C6A8E

analogous

#8E2C39 #8E502C #8E812C

triadic

#8E502C #2C8E50 #502C8E

tetradic

#8E502C #398E2C #2C6A8E #812C8E

square

#8E502C #398E2C #2C6A8E #812C8E

split-complementary

#8E502C #2C8E81 #2C398E

monochromatic

#311B0F #5F361E #8E502C #BD6A3A #CF8C65

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.30

#8E502C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#8E502C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E502C

6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E502C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E502C	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)

#615828

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#70652B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B4448

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e502c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 80, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.097 49.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b48266',
    500: '#8e502c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e502c;
$custom-light: #b48266;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e502c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 22.041,
    "s": 52.688,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49715,
    "c": 0.09704,
    "h": 49.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1167
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E502C

secondary

#6096B6

accent

#A7DC4C

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEB

border

#D0C9C6

text

#120A06

muted

#817C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E502C

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

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