#8E502E#8E502E

#8E502E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.096 H 48.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E502E
RGB	rgb(142, 80, 46)
HSL	hsl(21, 51%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(21, 68%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 43.7%, 67.6%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.71, 22.82, 30.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.71, 38.40, 53.54°)
OKLab	oklab(49.74% 0.0641 0.0715)
OKLCH	oklch(49.74% 0.096 48.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.5183, 11.6869, 4.0754)
Luminance	0.1168 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E502E #2E6C8E

analogous

#8E2E3C #8E502E #8E802E

triadic

#8E502E #2E8E50 #502E8E

tetradic

#8E502E #3C8E2E #2E6C8E #802E8E

square

#8E502E #3C8E2E #2E6C8E #802E8E

split-complementary

#8E502E #2E8E80 #2E3C8E

monochromatic

#321C10 #60361F #8E502E #BC6A3D #CE8C68

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.29

#8E502E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#8E502E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E502E

6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E502E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E502E	1.00	6.29	3.34	6.29
#FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#61582B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#70652D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B4448

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e502e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 80, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.096 48.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b48268',
    500: '#8e502e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e502e;
$custom-light: #b48268;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e502e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 21.25,
    "s": 51.064,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49742,
    "c": 0.096,
    "h": 48.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11685
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E502E

secondary

#6398B5

accent

#A9DB4D

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEB

border

#D0C9C6

text

#120A06

muted

#817C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E502E

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

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