#8E5523#8E5523

#8E5523 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.099 H 58.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E5523
RGB	rgb(142, 85, 35)
HSL	hsl(28, 60%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(28, 75%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 40.1%, 75.4%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.80, 19.30, 37.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.80, 42.55, 63.02°)
OKLab	oklab(50.54% 0.0517 0.0845)
OKLCH	oklch(50.54% 0.099 58.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.7084, 12.3706, 3.2030)
Luminance	0.1237 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E5523 #235C8E

analogous

#8E2327 #8E5523 #8E8A23

triadic

#8E5523 #238E55 #55238E

tetradic

#8E5523 #278E23 #235C8E #8A238E

square

#8E5523 #278E23 #235C8E #8A238E

split-complementary

#8E5523 #238E8A #23278E

monochromatic

#2C1A0B #5D3817 #8E5523 #BF722F #D59256

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.05

#8E5523 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#8E5523 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E5523

6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E5523	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E5523	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)

#665B1D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746823

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B494A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e5523;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 85, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.099 58.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b48561',
    500: '#8e5523',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e5523;
$custom-light: #b48561;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e5523",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 28.037,
    "s": 60.452,
    "l": 34.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5054,
    "c": 0.09905,
    "h": 58.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12369
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E5523

secondary

#538AB9

accent

#99E444

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F6EFEA

border

#D0CAC6

text

#120B05

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E5523

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

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