#8E541D#8E541D

#8E541D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.103 H 59.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E541D
RGB	rgb(142, 84, 29)
HSL	hsl(29, 66%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(29, 80%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 40.8%, 79.6%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.50, 19.60, 40.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.50, 44.98, 64.16°)
OKLab	oklab(50.3% 0.0516 0.0886)
OKLCH	oklch(50.3% 0.103 59.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.5487, 12.1817, 2.7473)
Luminance	0.1218 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E541D #1D578E

analogous

#8E1D1E #8E541D #8E8C1D

triadic

#8E541D #1D8E54 #541D8E

tetradic

#8E541D #1E8E1D #1D578E #8C1D8E

square

#8E541D #1E8E1D #1D578E #8C1D8E

split-complementary

#8E541D #1D8E8C #1D1E8E

monochromatic

#281808 #5B3613 #8E541D #C17227 #DA914B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.11

#8E541D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#8E541D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E541D

6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E541D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E541D	1.00	6.11	3.44	6.11
#FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665A15

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#73671D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C4749

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e541d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 84, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.103 59.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b4845d',
    500: '#8e541d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e541d;
$custom-light: #b4845d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e541d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 29.204,
    "s": 66.082,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50295,
    "c": 0.10251,
    "h": 59.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1218
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E541D

secondary

#4A85BD

accent

#96E93F

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F6EFE9

border

#D0CAC5

text

#120B04

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E541D

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