#8E511F#8E511F

#8E511F is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.103 H 56.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E511F
RGB	rgb(142, 81, 31)
HSL	hsl(27, 64%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(27, 78%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 43%, 78.2%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.79, 21.42, 38.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.79, 44.36, 61.13°)
OKLab	oklab(49.75% 0.0573 0.0856)
OKLCH	oklch(49.75% 0.103 56.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.3463, 11.7361, 2.8058)
Luminance	0.1173 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E511F #1F5C8E

analogous

#8E1F25 #8E511F #8E891F

triadic

#8E511F #1F8E51 #511F8E

tetradic

#8E511F #258E1F #1F5C8E #891F8E

square

#8E511F #258E1F #1F5C8E #891F8E

split-complementary

#8E511F #1F8E89 #1F258E

monochromatic

#2A1809 #5C3414 #8E511F #C06E2A #D98D4F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.27

#8E511F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#8E511F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E511F

6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E511F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E511F	1.00	6.27	3.35	6.27
#FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635818

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#72661F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C4447

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e511f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 81, 31);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.103 56.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b4825e',
    500: '#8e511f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e511f;
$custom-light: #b4825e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e511f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 31
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 27.027,
    "s": 64.162,
    "l": 33.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49753,
    "c": 0.10299,
    "h": 56.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11735
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E511F

secondary

#4D8ABB

accent

#9CE741

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F6EFE9

border

#D0CAC5

text

#120A04

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E511F

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

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