#8E5520#8E5520

#8E5520 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.101 H 59.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E5520
RGB	rgb(142, 85, 32)
HSL	hsl(29, 63%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(29, 77%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 40.1%, 77.5%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.77, 19.16, 39.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.77, 43.76, 64.04°)
OKLab	oklab(50.51% 0.0508 0.0869)
OKLCH	oklch(50.51% 0.101 59.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.6658, 12.3536, 2.9783)
Luminance	0.1235 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E5520 #20598E

analogous

#8E2022 #8E5520 #8E8C20

triadic

#8E5520 #208E55 #55208E

tetradic

#8E5520 #228E20 #20598E #8C208E

square

#8E5520 #228E20 #20598E #8C208E

split-complementary

#8E5520 #208E8C #20228E

monochromatic

#2A1909 #5C3715 #8E5520 #C0732B #D89251

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.05

#8E5520 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#8E5520 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E5520

6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E5520	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E5520	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)

#665B19

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746820

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B484A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e5520;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 85, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.101 59.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b4855f',
    500: '#8e5520',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e5520;
$custom-light: #b4855f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e5520",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 28.909,
    "s": 63.218,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50511,
    "c": 0.10062,
    "h": 59.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12352
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E5520

secondary

#4F87BB

accent

#97E642

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F6EFE9

border

#D0CAC5

text

#120B05

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E5520

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

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