#8E5121#8E5121

#8E5121 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.102 H 55.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E5121
RGB	rgb(142, 81, 33)
HSL	hsl(26, 62%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(26, 77%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 43%, 76.8%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.81, 21.51, 37.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.81, 43.57, 60.41°)
OKLab	oklab(49.77% 0.0579 0.084)
OKLCH	oklch(49.77% 0.102 55.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.3735, 11.7470, 2.9490)
Luminance	0.1174 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E5121 #215E8E

analogous

#8E2128 #8E5121 #8E8821

triadic

#8E5121 #218E51 #51218E

tetradic

#8E5121 #288E21 #215E8E #88218E

square

#8E5121 #288E21 #215E8E #88218E

split-complementary

#8E5121 #218E88 #21288E

monochromatic

#2B180A #5C3515 #8E5121 #C06D2D #D78D52

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.27

#8E5121 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#8E5121 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E5121

6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E5121	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E5121	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)

#63581B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726621

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C4447

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e5121;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 81, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.102 55.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b4825f',
    500: '#8e5121',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e5121;
$custom-light: #b4825f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e5121",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 26.422,
    "s": 62.286,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49772,
    "c": 0.10203,
    "h": 55.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11745
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E5121

secondary

#508CBA

accent

#9EE542

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F6EFE9

border

#D0CAC5

text

#120A05

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E5121

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

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