#8E542E#8E542E

#8E542E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.093 H 52.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E542E
RGB	rgb(142, 84, 46)
HSL	hsl(24, 51%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(24, 68%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 40.8%, 67.6%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.67, 20.52, 31.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.67, 38.01, 57.32°)
OKLab	oklab(50.48% 0.0571 0.0739)
OKLCH	oklch(50.48% 0.093 52.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.8199, 12.2902, 4.1760)
Luminance	0.1229 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E542E #2E688E

analogous

#8E2E38 #8E542E #8E842E

triadic

#8E542E #2E8E54 #542E8E

tetradic

#8E542E #388E2E #2E688E #842E8E

square

#8E542E #388E2E #2E688E #842E8E

split-complementary

#8E542E #2E8E84 #2E388E

monochromatic

#321D10 #60391F #8E542E #BC6F3D #CE9168

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.07

#8E542E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#8E542E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E542E

6.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E542E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E542E	1.00	6.07	3.46	6.07
#FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#655A2A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#72672E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B484B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e542e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 84, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.093 52.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b38468',
    500: '#8e542e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e542e;
$custom-light: #b38468;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e542e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 23.75,
    "s": 51.064,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50481,
    "c": 0.0934,
    "h": 52.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12289
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E542E

secondary

#6394B5

accent

#A3DB4D

background

#FBF8F6

surface

#F6EFEB

border

#D0CAC6

text

#120B06

muted

#817C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E542E

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

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