#8E522B#8E522B

#8E522B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.096 H 51.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E522B
RGB	rgb(142, 82, 43)
HSL	hsl(24, 54%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(24, 70%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 42.3%, 69.7%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.15, 21.48, 33.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.15, 39.41, 56.97°)
OKLab	oklab(50.07% 0.0595 0.0757)
OKLCH	oklch(50.07% 0.096 51.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.6098, 11.9613, 3.8244)
Luminance	0.1196 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E522B #2B678E

analogous

#8E2B36 #8E522B #8E842B

triadic

#8E522B #2B8E52 #522B8E

tetradic

#8E522B #368E2B #2B678E #842B8E

square

#8E522B #368E2B #2B678E #842B8E

split-complementary

#8E522B #2B8E84 #2B368E

monochromatic

#301C0F #5F371D #8E522B #BD6D39 #D08E63

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.19

#8E522B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.39

#8E522B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E522B

6.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E522B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E522B	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)

#635927

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#71662B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B4649

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e522b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 82, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.096 51.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b48366',
    500: '#8e522b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e522b;
$custom-light: #b48366;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e522b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 23.636,
    "s": 53.514,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5007,
    "c": 0.09627,
    "h": 51.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1196
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E522B

secondary

#5F94B6

accent

#A3DD4B

background

#FBF8F6

surface

#F6EFEB

border

#D0CAC6

text

#120A06

muted

#817C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E522B

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

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