#8E5518#8E5518

#8E5518 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.104 H 62.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E5518
RGB	rgb(142, 85, 24)
HSL	hsl(31, 71%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(31, 83%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 40.1%, 83.1%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.71, 18.83, 42.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.71, 46.81, 66.28°)
OKLab	oklab(50.45% 0.0486 0.0924)
OKLCH	oklch(50.45% 0.104 62.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.5699, 12.3152, 2.4738)
Luminance	0.1231 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E5518 #18518E

analogous

#8E1A18 #8E5518 #8C8E18

triadic

#8E5518 #188E55 #55188E

tetradic

#8E5518 #188E1A #18518E #8E188C

square

#8E5518 #188E1A #18518E #8E188C

split-complementary

#8E5518 #188C8E #1A188E

monochromatic

#251606 #5A360F #8E5518 #C27421 #DF9341

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.06

#8E5518 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#8E5518 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E5518

6.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E5518	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E5518	1.00	6.06	3.46	6.06
#FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#675A0D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746819

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C4849

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e5518;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 85, 24);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.104 62.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b5855a',
    500: '#8e5518',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e5518;
$custom-light: #b5855a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e5518",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 24
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 31.017,
    "s": 71.084,
    "l": 32.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50446,
    "c": 0.10438,
    "h": 62.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12314
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E5518

secondary

#427FC0

accent

#91EE3A

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F7EFE9

border

#D0CAC5

text

#120B04

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E5518

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

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