#8E5317#8E5317

#8E5317 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.106 H 60.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E5317
RGB	rgb(142, 83, 23)
HSL	hsl(30, 72%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(30, 84%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 41.5%, 83.8%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.22, 19.95, 42.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.22, 47.24, 65.02°)
OKLab	oklab(50.06% 0.0518 0.092)
OKLCH	oklch(50.06% 0.106 60.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.4045, 12.0007, 2.3682)
Luminance	0.1200 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E5317 #17528E

analogous

#8E1817 #8E5317 #8E8E17

triadic

#8E5317 #178E53 #53178E

tetradic

#8E5317 #178E18 #17528E #8E178E

square

#8E5317 #178E18 #17528E #8E178E

split-complementary

#8E5317 #178E8E #18178E

monochromatic

#251506 #59340E #8E5317 #C37220 #E0903F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.18

#8E5317 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40

#8E5317 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E5317

6.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E5317	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E5317	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)

#65590C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736717

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C4647

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e5317;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 83, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.106 60.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b5835a',
    500: '#8e5317',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e5317;
$custom-light: #b5835a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e5317",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 30.252,
    "s": 72.121,
    "l": 32.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50061,
    "c": 0.10558,
    "h": 60.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11999
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E5317

secondary

#4080C0

accent

#93EF39

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F7EFE9

border

#D0CAC5

text

#120A04

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E5317

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

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