#8E5512#8E5512

#8E5512 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.107 H 63.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E5512
RGB	rgb(142, 85, 18)
HSL	hsl(32, 78%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(32, 87%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 40.1%, 87.3%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.68, 18.64, 45.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.68, 48.83, 67.56°)
OKLab	oklab(50.41% 0.0474 0.0957)
OKLCH	oklch(50.41% 0.107 63.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.5143, 12.2930, 2.1806)
Luminance	0.1229 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E5512 #124B8E

analogous

#8E1712 #8E5512 #898E12

triadic

#8E5512 #128E55 #55128E

tetradic

#8E5512 #128E17 #124B8E #8E1289

square

#8E5512 #128E17 #124B8E #8E1289

split-complementary

#8E5512 #12898E #17128E

monochromatic

#211404 #58340B #8E5512 #C47619 #E59435

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.07

#8E5512 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#8E5512 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E5512

6.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E5512	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E5512	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)

#675A03

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746813

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C4849

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e5512;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 85, 18);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.107 63.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b58557',
    500: '#8e5512',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e5512;
$custom-light: #b58557;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e5512",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 18
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 32.419,
    "s": 77.5,
    "l": 31.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50408,
    "c": 0.10673,
    "h": 63.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12291
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E5512

secondary

#3A78C2

accent

#8CF434

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F7EFE9

border

#D0CAC5

text

#120B03

muted

#817C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E5512

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

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