#8E511B#8E511B

#8E511B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.105 H 57.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E511B
RGB	rgb(142, 81, 27)
HSL	hsl(28, 68%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(28, 81%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 43%, 81%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.76, 21.25, 40.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.76, 45.89, 62.42°)
OKLab	oklab(49.72% 0.0562 0.0885)
OKLCH	oklch(49.72% 0.105 57.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.2968, 11.7163, 2.5453)
Luminance	0.1172 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E511B #1B588E

analogous

#8E1B1E #8E511B #8E8A1B

triadic

#8E511B #1B8E51 #511B8E

tetradic

#8E511B #1E8E1B #1B588E #8A1B8E

square

#8E511B #1E8E1B #1B588E #8A1B8E

split-complementary

#8E511B #1B8E8A #1B1E8E

monochromatic

#271607 #5B3411 #8E511B #C16E25 #DC8D47

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.28

#8E511B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#8E511B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E511B

6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E511B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E511B	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)

#635813

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#72661B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C4446

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e511b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 81, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.105 57.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b5825c',
    500: '#8e511b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e511b;
$custom-light: #b5825c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e511b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 28.174,
    "s": 68.047,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49718,
    "c": 0.10481,
    "h": 57.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11715
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E511B

secondary

#4786BE

accent

#99EB3D

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F7EFE9

border

#D0CAC5

text

#120A04

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E511B

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

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