#8E5515#8E5515

#8E5515 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.106 H 63.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E5515
RGB	rgb(142, 85, 21)
HSL	hsl(32, 74%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(32, 85%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 40.1%, 85.2%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.69, 18.73, 44.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.69, 47.86, 66.96°)
OKLab	oklab(50.43% 0.048 0.0941)
OKLCH	oklch(50.43% 0.106 63)
XYZ	xyz(14.5404, 12.3034, 2.3184)
Luminance	0.1230 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E5515 #154E8E

analogous

#8E1915 #8E5515 #8A8E15

triadic

#8E5515 #158E55 #55158E

tetradic

#8E5515 #158E19 #154E8E #8E158A

square

#8E5515 #158E19 #154E8E #8E158A

split-complementary

#8E5515 #158A8E #19158E

monochromatic

#231505 #59350D #8E5515 #C3751D #E2943B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.07

#8E5515 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#8E5515 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E5515

6.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E5515	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E5515	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)

#675A08

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746816

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C4849

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e5515;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 85, 21);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.106 63.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b58559',
    500: '#8e5515',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e5515;
$custom-light: #b58559;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e5515",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 21
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 31.736,
    "s": 74.233,
    "l": 31.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50426,
    "c": 0.10561,
    "h": 63
  },
  "luminance": 0.12302
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E5515

secondary

#3D7CC2

accent

#8FF137

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F7EFE9

border

#D0CAC5

text

#120B04

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E5515

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

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