#8E522D#8E522D

#8E522D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.095 H 50.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E522D
RGB	rgb(142, 82, 45)
HSL	hsl(23, 52%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(23, 68%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 42.3%, 68.3%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.18, 21.61, 31.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.18, 38.59, 55.95°)
OKLab	oklab(50.1% 0.0602 0.0737)
OKLCH	oklch(50.1% 0.095 50.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.6474, 11.9763, 4.0224)
Luminance	0.1197 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E522D #2D698E

analogous

#8E2D38 #8E522D #8E832D

triadic

#8E522D #2D8E52 #522D8E

tetradic

#8E522D #388E2D #2D698E #832D8E

square

#8E522D #388E2D #2D698E #832D8E

split-complementary

#8E522D #2D8E83 #2D388E

monochromatic

#311C10 #60371E #8E522D #BC6D3C #CF8E67

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.19

#8E522D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40

#8E522D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E522D

6.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E522D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E522D	1.00	6.19	3.40	6.19
#FFFFFF	6.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635929

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#71662D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B464A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e522d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 82, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.095 50.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b48367',
    500: '#8e522d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e522d;
$custom-light: #b48367;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e522d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 22.887,
    "s": 51.872,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50096,
    "c": 0.09519,
    "h": 50.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11975
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E522D

secondary

#6195B5

accent

#A5DB4C

background

#FBF8F6

surface

#F6EFEB

border

#D0CAC6

text

#120A06

muted

#817C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E522D

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

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