#8E5221#8E5221

#8E5221 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.102 H 56.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E5221
RGB	rgb(142, 82, 33)
HSL	hsl(27, 62%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(27, 77%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 42.3%, 76.8%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.05, 20.94, 38.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.05, 43.50, 61.23°)
OKLab	oklab(49.96% 0.0562 0.0845)
OKLCH	oklch(49.96% 0.102 56.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.4484, 11.8967, 2.9739)
Luminance	0.1190 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E5221 #215D8E

analogous

#8E2127 #8E5221 #8E8921

triadic

#8E5221 #218E52 #52218E

tetradic

#8E5221 #278E21 #215D8E #89218E

square

#8E5221 #278E21 #215D8E #89218E

split-complementary

#8E5221 #218E89 #21278E

monochromatic

#2B190A #5C3515 #8E5221 #C06F2D #D78E52

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.21

#8E5221 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.38

#8E5221 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E5221

6.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E5221	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E5221	1.00	6.21	3.38	6.21
#FFFFFF	6.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#64591B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726621

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C4548

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e5221;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 82, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.102 56.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b4835f',
    500: '#8e5221',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e5221;
$custom-light: #b4835f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e5221",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 26.972,
    "s": 62.286,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49957,
    "c": 0.1015,
    "h": 56.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11895
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E5221

secondary

#508BBA

accent

#9CE542

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F6EFE9

border

#D0CAC5

text

#120A05

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E5221

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

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