#8E551F#8E551F

#8E551F is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.101 H 60.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E551F
RGB	rgb(142, 85, 31)
HSL	hsl(29, 64%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(29, 78%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 40.1%, 78.2%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.76, 19.11, 39.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.76, 44.16, 64.35°)
OKLab	oklab(50.5% 0.0505 0.0876)
OKLCH	oklch(50.5% 0.101 60.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.6524, 12.3482, 2.9079)
Luminance	0.1235 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E551F #1F588E

analogous

#8E1F21 #8E551F #8E8D1F

triadic

#8E551F #1F8E55 #551F8E

tetradic

#8E551F #218E1F #1F588E #8D1F8E

square

#8E551F #218E1F #1F588E #8D1F8E

split-complementary

#8E551F #1F8E8D #1F218E

monochromatic

#2A1909 #5C3714 #8E551F #C0732A #D9924F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.05

#8E551F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#8E551F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E551F

6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E551F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E551F	1.00	6.05	3.47	6.05
#FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665B18

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#74681F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C484A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e551f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 85, 31);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.101 60.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b4855e',
    500: '#8e551f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e551f;
$custom-light: #b4855e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e551f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 31
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 29.189,
    "s": 64.162,
    "l": 33.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50502,
    "c": 0.10112,
    "h": 60.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12347
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E551F

secondary

#4D86BB

accent

#96E741

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F6EFE9

border

#D0CAC5

text

#120B04

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E551F

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

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