#8E551D#8E551D

#8E551D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.102 H 60.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E551D
RGB	rgb(142, 85, 29)
HSL	hsl(30, 66%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(30, 80%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 40.1%, 79.6%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.75, 19.03, 40.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.75, 44.95, 64.96°)
OKLab	oklab(50.49% 0.0499 0.0891)
OKLCH	oklch(50.49% 0.102 60.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.6268, 12.3380, 2.7733)
Luminance	0.1234 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E551D #1D568E

analogous

#8E1D1D #8E551D #8E8D1D

triadic

#8E551D #1D8E55 #551D8E

tetradic

#8E551D #1D8E1D #1D568E #8D1D8E

square

#8E551D #1D8E1D #1D568E #8D1D8E

split-complementary

#8E551D #1D8E8D #1D1D8E

monochromatic

#281808 #5B3713 #8E551D #C17327 #DA924B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.06

#8E551D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#8E551D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E551D

6.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E551D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E551D	1.00	6.06	3.47	6.06
#FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#675B15

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#74681D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C484A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e551d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 85, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.102 60.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b4855d',
    500: '#8e551d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e551d;
$custom-light: #b4855d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e551d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 29.735,
    "s": 66.082,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50485,
    "c": 0.10211,
    "h": 60.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12336
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E551D

secondary

#4A84BD

accent

#95E93F

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F6EFE9

border

#D0CAC5

text

#120B04

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E551D

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

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