#8E512B#8E512B

#8E512B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.097 H 50.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E512B
RGB	rgb(142, 81, 43)
HSL	hsl(23, 54%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(23, 70%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 43%, 69.7%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.92, 22.06, 32.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.92, 39.50, 56.06°)
OKLab	oklab(49.89% 0.0612 0.0751)
OKLCH	oklch(49.89% 0.097 50.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.5350, 11.8116, 3.7994)
Luminance	0.1181 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E512B #2B688E

analogous

#8E2B37 #8E512B #8E832B

triadic

#8E512B #2B8E51 #512B8E

tetradic

#8E512B #378E2B #2B688E #832B8E

square

#8E512B #378E2B #2B688E #832B8E

split-complementary

#8E512B #2B8E83 #2B378E

monochromatic

#301B0F #5F361D #8E512B #BD6C39 #D08D63

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.25

#8E512B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#8E512B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E512B

6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E512B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E512B	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)

#625827

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#71662B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B4548

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e512b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 81, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.097 50.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b48266',
    500: '#8e512b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e512b;
$custom-light: #b48266;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e512b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 23.03,
    "s": 53.514,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49885,
    "c": 0.0969,
    "h": 50.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1181
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E512B

secondary

#5F95B6

accent

#A5DD4B

background

#FBF8F6

surface

#F6EFEB

border

#D0CAC6

text

#120A06

muted

#817C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E512B

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

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