#8E552B#8E552B

#8E552B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.095 H 55.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E552B
RGB	rgb(142, 85, 43)
HSL	hsl(25, 54%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(25, 70%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 40.1%, 69.7%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.88, 19.75, 33.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.88, 39.20, 59.74°)
OKLab	oklab(50.63% 0.0543 0.0774)
OKLCH	oklch(50.63% 0.095 55)
XYZ	xyz(14.8410, 12.4237, 3.9014)
Luminance	0.1242 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E552B #2B648E

analogous

#8E2B32 #8E552B #8E872B

triadic

#8E552B #2B8E55 #552B8E

tetradic

#8E552B #328E2B #2B648E #872B8E

square

#8E552B #328E2B #2B648E #872B8E

split-complementary

#8E552B #2B8E87 #2B328E

monochromatic

#301D0F #5F391D #8E552B #BD7139 #D09163

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.03

#8E552B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#8E552B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E552B

6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E552B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E552B	1.00	6.03	3.48	6.03
#FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665B27

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#73682B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B494C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e552b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 85, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.095 55.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b38566',
    500: '#8e552b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e552b;
$custom-light: #b38566;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e552b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 25.455,
    "s": 53.514,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50631,
    "c": 0.09458,
    "h": 55
  },
  "luminance": 0.12422
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E552B

secondary

#5F91B6

accent

#9FDD4B

background

#FBF8F6

surface

#F6EFEB

border

#D0CAC6

text

#120B06

muted

#817C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E552B

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

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