#8E5217#8E5217

#8E5217 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.106 H 59.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E5217
RGB	rgb(142, 82, 23)
HSL	hsl(30, 72%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(30, 84%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 42.3%, 83.8%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.97, 20.53, 42.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.97, 47.29, 64.28°)
OKLab	oklab(49.87% 0.0535 0.0915)
OKLCH	oklch(49.87% 0.106 59.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.3285, 11.8488, 2.3429)
Luminance	0.1185 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E5217 #17538E

analogous

#8E1718 #8E5217 #8E8E17

triadic

#8E5217 #178E52 #52178E

tetradic

#8E5217 #188E17 #17538E #8E178E

square

#8E5217 #188E17 #17538E #8E178E

split-complementary

#8E5217 #178E8E #17188E

monochromatic

#251506 #59340E #8E5217 #C37020 #E08F3F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.23

#8E5217 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.37

#8E5217 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E5217

6.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E5217	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E5217	1.00	6.23	3.37	6.23
#FFFFFF	6.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#64580D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736617

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C4447

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e5217;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 82, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.106 59.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b58359',
    500: '#8e5217',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e5217;
$custom-light: #b58359;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e5217",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 29.748,
    "s": 72.121,
    "l": 32.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49874,
    "c": 0.10602,
    "h": 59.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11847
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E5217

secondary

#4081C0

accent

#95EF39

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F7EFE9

border

#D0CAC5

text

#120A04

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E5217

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

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