#8E541B#8E541B

#8E541B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.103 H 60.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E541B
RGB	rgb(142, 84, 27)
HSL	hsl(30, 68%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(30, 81%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 40.8%, 81%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.49, 19.52, 41.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.49, 45.74, 64.74°)
OKLab	oklab(50.28% 0.0511 0.09)
OKLCH	oklch(50.28% 0.103 60.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.5247, 12.1721, 2.6212)
Luminance	0.1217 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E541B #1B558E

analogous

#8E1B1C #8E541B #8E8D1B

triadic

#8E541B #1B8E54 #541B8E

tetradic

#8E541B #1C8E1B #1B558E #8D1B8E

square

#8E541B #1C8E1B #1B558E #8D1B8E

split-complementary

#8E541B #1B8E8D #1B1C8E

monochromatic

#271707 #5B3611 #8E541B #C17225 #DC9147

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.11

#8E541B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#8E541B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E541B

6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E541B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E541B	1.00	6.11	3.43	6.11
#FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665A12

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#74671B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C4749

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e541b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 84, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.103 60.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b4845c',
    500: '#8e541b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e541b;
$custom-light: #b4845c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e541b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 29.739,
    "s": 68.047,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50279,
    "c": 0.10345,
    "h": 60.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12171
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E541B

secondary

#4783BE

accent

#95EB3D

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F7EFE9

border

#D0CAC5

text

#120B04

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E541B

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

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