#8E5423#8E5423

#8E5423 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.100 H 57.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E5423
RGB	rgb(142, 84, 35)
HSL	hsl(27, 60%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(27, 75%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 40.8%, 75.4%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.55, 19.88, 37.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.55, 42.59, 62.17°)
OKLab	oklab(50.35% 0.0534 0.084)
OKLCH	oklch(50.35% 0.1 57.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.6302, 12.2143, 3.1769)
Luminance	0.1221 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E5423 #235D8E

analogous

#8E2327 #8E5423 #8E8A23

triadic

#8E5423 #238E54 #54238E

tetradic

#8E5423 #278E23 #235D8E #8A238E

square

#8E5423 #278E23 #235D8E #8A238E

split-complementary

#8E5423 #238E8A #23278E

monochromatic

#2C1A0B #5D3717 #8E5423 #BF712F #D59056

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.10

#8E5423 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#8E5423 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E5423

6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E5423	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E5423	1.00	6.10	3.44	6.10
#FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#655A1D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736723

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B474A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e5423;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 84, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.100 57.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b48461',
    500: '#8e5423',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e5423;
$custom-light: #b48461;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e5423",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 27.477,
    "s": 60.452,
    "l": 34.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50351,
    "c": 0.0995,
    "h": 57.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12213
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E5423

secondary

#538BB9

accent

#9BE444

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F6EFEA

border

#D0CAC6

text

#120B05

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E5423

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

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