#8E512D#8E512D

#8E512D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.096 H 49.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E512D
RGB	rgb(142, 81, 45)
HSL	hsl(22, 52%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(22, 68%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 43%, 68.3%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.94, 22.18, 31.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.94, 38.69, 55.02°)
OKLab	oklab(49.91% 0.062 0.0731)
OKLCH	oklch(49.91% 0.096 49.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.5726, 11.8266, 3.9974)
Luminance	0.1182 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E512D #2D6A8E

analogous

#8E2D3A #8E512D #8E822D

triadic

#8E512D #2D8E51 #512D8E

tetradic

#8E512D #3A8E2D #2D6A8E #822D8E

square

#8E512D #3A8E2D #2D6A8E #822D8E

split-complementary

#8E512D #2D8E82 #2D3A8E

monochromatic

#311C10 #60361E #8E512D #BC6C3C #CF8D67

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.24

#8E512D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.37

#8E512D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E512D

6.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E512D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E512D	1.00	6.24	3.37	6.24
#FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625829

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#71662D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B4549

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e512d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 81, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.096 49.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b48267',
    500: '#8e512d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e512d;
$custom-light: #b48267;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e512d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 22.268,
    "s": 51.872,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49912,
    "c": 0.09583,
    "h": 49.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11825
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E512D

secondary

#6196B5

accent

#A6DB4C

background

#FBF8F6

surface

#F6EFEB

border

#D0CAC6

text

#120A06

muted

#817C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E512D

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

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