#8E5420#8E5420

#8E5420 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.101 H 58.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E5420
RGB	rgb(142, 84, 32)
HSL	hsl(28, 63%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(28, 77%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 40.8%, 77.5%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.53, 19.74, 39.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.53, 43.80, 63.22°)
OKLab	oklab(50.32% 0.0525 0.0864)
OKLCH	oklch(50.32% 0.101 58.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.5876, 12.1972, 2.9523)
Luminance	0.1220 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E5420 #205A8E

analogous

#8E2023 #8E5420 #8E8B20

triadic

#8E5420 #208E54 #54208E

tetradic

#8E5420 #238E20 #205A8E #8B208E

square

#8E5420 #238E20 #205A8E #8B208E

split-complementary

#8E5420 #208E8B #20238E

monochromatic

#2A1909 #5C3615 #8E5420 #C0722B #D89151

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.11

#8E5420 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#8E5420 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E5420

6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E5420	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E5420	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)

#665A19

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736720

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C4749

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e5420;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 84, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.101 58.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b4845f',
    500: '#8e5420',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e5420;
$custom-light: #b4845f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e5420",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 28.364,
    "s": 63.218,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50322,
    "c": 0.10105,
    "h": 58.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12196
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E5420

secondary

#4F88BB

accent

#98E642

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F6EFE9

border

#D0CAC5

text

#120B05

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E5420

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

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