#8E5513#8E5513

#8E5513 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.106 H 63.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E5513
RGB	rgb(142, 85, 19)
HSL	hsl(32, 76%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(32, 87%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 40.1%, 86.6%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.68, 18.67, 44.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.68, 48.51, 67.37°)
OKLab	oklab(50.41% 0.0476 0.0952)
OKLCH	oklch(50.41% 0.106 63.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.5226, 12.2963, 2.2246)
Luminance	0.1230 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E5513 #134C8E

analogous

#8E1713 #8E5513 #8A8E13

triadic

#8E5513 #138E55 #55138E

tetradic

#8E5513 #138E17 #134C8E #8E138A

square

#8E5513 #138E17 #134C8E #8E138A

split-complementary

#8E5513 #138A8E #17138E

monochromatic

#221405 #58350C #8E5513 #C4751A #E49437

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.07

#8E5513 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#8E5513 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E5513

6.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E5513	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E5513	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)

#675A05

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746814

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C4849

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e5513;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 85, 19);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.106 63.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b58558',
    500: '#8e5513',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e5513;
$custom-light: #b58558;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e5513",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 19
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 32.195,
    "s": 76.398,
    "l": 31.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50414,
    "c": 0.10637,
    "h": 63.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12295
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E5513

secondary

#3B79C2

accent

#8DF335

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F7EFE9

border

#D0CAC5

text

#120B04

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E5513

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

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