#8E511A#8E511A

#8E511A is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.105 H 57.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E511A
RGB	rgb(142, 81, 26)
HSL	hsl(28, 69%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(28, 82%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 43%, 81.7%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.75, 21.21, 41.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.75, 46.27, 62.71°)
OKLab	oklab(49.71% 0.056 0.0891)
OKLCH	oklch(49.71% 0.105 57.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.2855, 11.7118, 2.4854)
Luminance	0.1171 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E511A #1A578E

analogous

#8E1A1D #8E511A #8E8B1A

triadic

#8E511A #1A8E51 #511A8E

tetradic

#8E511A #1D8E1A #1A578E #8B1A8E

square

#8E511A #1D8E1A #1A578E #8B1A8E

split-complementary

#8E511A #1A8E8B #1A1D8E

monochromatic

#271607 #5A3311 #8E511A #C26F23 #DD8D45

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.28

#8E511A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#8E511A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E511A

6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E511A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E511A	1.00	6.28	3.34	6.28
#FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635812

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#72661A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C4346

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e511a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 81, 26);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.105 57.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b5825b',
    500: '#8e511a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e511a;
$custom-light: #b5825b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e511a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 26
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 28.448,
    "s": 69.048,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4971,
    "c": 0.10524,
    "h": 57.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1171
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E511A

secondary

#4585BE

accent

#98EC3C

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F7EEE9

border

#D0C9C5

text

#120A04

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E511A

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

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