#8E512E#8E512E

#8E512E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.095 H 49.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E512E
RGB	rgb(142, 81, 46)
HSL	hsl(22, 51%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(22, 68%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 43%, 67.6%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.95, 22.25, 31.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.95, 38.29, 54.47°)
OKLab	oklab(49.93% 0.0623 0.0721)
OKLCH	oklch(49.93% 0.095 49.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.5921, 11.8344, 4.1000)
Luminance	0.1183 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E512E #2E6B8E

analogous

#8E2E3B #8E512E #8E812E

triadic

#8E512E #2E8E51 #512E8E

tetradic

#8E512E #3B8E2E #2E6B8E #812E8E

square

#8E512E #3B8E2E #2E6B8E #812E8E

split-complementary

#8E512E #2E8E81 #2E3B8E

monochromatic

#321C10 #60371F #8E512E #BC6B3D #CE8D68

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.24

#8E512E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.37

#8E512E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E512E

6.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E512E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E512E	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)

#62582B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#71662E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B4549

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e512e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 81, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.095 49.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b48268',
    500: '#8e512e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e512e;
$custom-light: #b48268;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e512e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 21.875,
    "s": 51.064,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49925,
    "c": 0.0953,
    "h": 49.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11833
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E512E

secondary

#6397B5

accent

#A7DB4D

background

#FBF8F6

surface

#F6EFEB

border

#D0CAC6

text

#120A06

muted

#817C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E512E

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

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