#8E522A#8E522A

#8E522A is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.097 H 52.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E522A
RGB	rgb(142, 82, 42)
HSL	hsl(24, 54%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(24, 70%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 42.3%, 70.4%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.14, 21.42, 33.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.14, 39.83, 57.46°)
OKLab	oklab(50.06% 0.0592 0.0766)
OKLCH	oklch(50.06% 0.097 52.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.5917, 11.9540, 3.7289)
Luminance	0.1195 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E522A #2A668E

analogous

#8E2A34 #8E522A #8E842A

triadic

#8E522A #2A8E52 #522A8E

tetradic

#8E522A #348E2A #2A668E #842A8E

square

#8E522A #348E2A #2A668E #842A8E

split-complementary

#8E522A #2A8E84 #2A348E

monochromatic

#301B0E #5F371C #8E522A #BD6D38 #D18E62

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.19

#8E522A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.39

#8E522A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E522A

6.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E522A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E522A	1.00	6.19	3.39	6.19
#FFFFFF	6.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635926

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#72662A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B4649

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e522a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 82, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.097 52.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b48365',
    500: '#8e522a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e522a;
$custom-light: #b48365;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e522a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 24,
    "s": 54.348,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50057,
    "c": 0.09682,
    "h": 52.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11953
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E522A

secondary

#5D93B6

accent

#A3DE4A

background

#FBF8F6

surface

#F6EFEB

border

#D0CAC6

text

#120A06

muted

#817C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E522A

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

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