#8E552C#8E552C

#8E552C is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.094 H 54.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E552C
RGB	rgb(142, 85, 44)
HSL	hsl(25, 53%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(25, 69%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 40.1%, 69%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.89, 19.82, 33.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.89, 38.78, 59.27°)
OKLab	oklab(50.64% 0.0547 0.0765)
OKLCH	oklch(50.64% 0.094 54.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.8596, 12.4311, 3.9993)
Luminance	0.1243 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E552C #2C658E

analogous

#8E2C34 #8E552C #8E862C

triadic

#8E552C #2C8E55 #552C8E

tetradic

#8E552C #348E2C #2C658E #862C8E

square

#8E552C #348E2C #2C658E #862C8E

split-complementary

#8E552C #2C8E86 #2C348E

monochromatic

#311D0F #5F391E #8E552C #BD713A #CF9265

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.02

#8E552C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#8E552C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E552C

6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E552C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E552C	1.00	6.02	3.49	6.02
#FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665B28

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#73682C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B494C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e552c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 85, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.094 54.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b38567',
    500: '#8e552c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e552c;
$custom-light: #b38567;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e552c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 25.102,
    "s": 52.688,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50643,
    "c": 0.094,
    "h": 54.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1243
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E552C

secondary

#6092B6

accent

#A0DC4C

background

#FBF8F6

surface

#F6EFEB

border

#D0CAC6

text

#120B06

muted

#817C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E552C

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