#8E522E#8E522E

#8E522E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.095 H 50.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E522E
RGB	rgb(142, 82, 46)
HSL	hsl(23, 51%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(23, 68%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 42.3%, 67.6%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.19, 21.67, 31.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.19, 38.18, 55.41°)
OKLab	oklab(50.11% 0.0606 0.0727)
OKLCH	oklch(50.11% 0.095 50.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.6669, 11.9841, 4.1250)
Luminance	0.1198 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E522E #2E6A8E

analogous

#8E2E3A #8E522E #8E822E

triadic

#8E522E #2E8E52 #522E8E

tetradic

#8E522E #3A8E2E #2E6A8E #822E8E

square

#8E522E #3A8E2E #2E6A8E #822E8E

split-complementary

#8E522E #2E8E82 #2E3A8E

monochromatic

#321D10 #60371F #8E522E #BC6D3D #CE8E68

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.18

#8E522E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40

#8E522E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E522E

6.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E522E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E522E	1.00	6.18	3.40	6.18
#FFFFFF	6.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#63592A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#71662E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B464A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e522e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 82, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.095 50.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b38368',
    500: '#8e522e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e522e;
$custom-light: #b38368;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e522e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 22.5,
    "s": 51.064,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50109,
    "c": 0.09464,
    "h": 50.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11983
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E522E

secondary

#6396B5

accent

#A6DB4D

background

#FBF8F6

surface

#F6EFEB

border

#D0CAC6

text

#120A06

muted

#817C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E522E

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

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