#8E503B#8E503B

#8E503B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.090 H 39.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E503B
RGB	rgb(142, 80, 59)
HSL	hsl(15, 41%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(15, 58%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 43.7%, 58.5%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.91, 23.80, 23.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.91, 33.50, 44.73°)
OKLab	oklab(49.95% 0.0692 0.0568)
OKLCH	oklch(49.95% 0.09 39.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.8145, 11.8054, 5.6353)
Luminance	0.1180 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E503B #3B798E

analogous

#8E3B4F #8E503B #8E7A3B

triadic

#8E503B #3B8E50 #503B8E

tetradic

#8E503B #4F8E3B #3B798E #7A3B8E

square

#8E503B #4F8E3B #3B798E #7A3B8E

split-complementary

#8E503B #3B8E7A #3B4F8E

monochromatic

#381F17 #633829 #8E503B #B66A50 #C88F7B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.25

#8E503B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#8E503B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E503B

6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E503B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E503B	1.00	6.25	3.36	6.25
#FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605839

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F663A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B454B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e503b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 80, 59);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.090 39.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b38271',
    500: '#8e503b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e503b;
$custom-light: #b38271;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e503b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 59
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 15.181,
    "s": 41.294,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49951,
    "c": 0.08958,
    "h": 39.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11804
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E503B

secondary

#73A2B2

accent

#B2D157

background

#FBF8F6

surface

#F6EFEC

border

#D0CAC7

text

#110A07

muted

#807C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E503B

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

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