#8E522C#8E522C

#8E522C is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.096 H 51.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E522C
RGB	rgb(142, 82, 44)
HSL	hsl(23, 53%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(23, 69%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 42.3%, 69%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.17, 21.54, 32.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.17, 39.00, 56.47°)
OKLab	oklab(50.08% 0.0599 0.0747)
OKLCH	oklch(50.08% 0.096 51.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.6284, 11.9687, 3.9222)
Luminance	0.1197 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E522C #2C688E

analogous

#8E2C37 #8E522C #8E832C

triadic

#8E522C #2C8E52 #522C8E

tetradic

#8E522C #378E2C #2C688E #832C8E

square

#8E522C #378E2C #2C688E #832C8E

split-complementary

#8E522C #2C8E83 #2C378E

monochromatic

#311C0F #5F371E #8E522C #BD6D3A #CF8E65

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.19

#8E522C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.39

#8E522C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E522C

6.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E522C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E522C	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)

#635928

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#71662C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B4649

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e522c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 82, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.096 51.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b48366',
    500: '#8e522c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e522c;
$custom-light: #b48366;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e522c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 23.265,
    "s": 52.688,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50083,
    "c": 0.09572,
    "h": 51.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11967
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E522C

secondary

#6095B6

accent

#A4DC4C

background

#FBF8F6

surface

#F6EFEB

border

#D0CAC6

text

#120A06

muted

#817C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E522C

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

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