#8E541E#8E541E

#8E541E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.102 H 59.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E541E
RGB	rgb(142, 84, 30)
HSL	hsl(29, 65%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(29, 79%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 40.8%, 78.9%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.51, 19.65, 40.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.51, 44.59, 63.86°)
OKLab	oklab(50.3% 0.0519 0.0879)
OKLCH	oklch(50.3% 0.102 59.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.5612, 12.1867, 2.8135)
Luminance	0.1218 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E541E #1E588E

analogous

#8E1E20 #8E541E #8E8C1E

triadic

#8E541E #1E8E54 #541E8E

tetradic

#8E541E #208E1E #1E588E #8C1E8E

square

#8E541E #208E1E #1E588E #8C1E8E

split-complementary

#8E541E #1E8E8C #1E208E

monochromatic

#291809 #5B3613 #8E541E #C17229 #D9914D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.11

#8E541E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#8E541E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E541E

6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E541E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E541E	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)

#665A17

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#73671E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C4749

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e541e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 84, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.102 59.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b4845e',
    500: '#8e541e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e541e;
$custom-light: #b4845e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e541e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 28.929,
    "s": 65.116,
    "l": 33.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50304,
    "c": 0.10204,
    "h": 59.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12185
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E541E

secondary

#4C86BC

accent

#97E840

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F6EFE9

border

#D0CAC5

text

#120B04

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E541E

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

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