#8E552D#8E552D

#8E552D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.093 H 53.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E552D
RGB	rgb(142, 85, 45)
HSL	hsl(25, 52%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(25, 68%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 40.1%, 68.3%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.91, 19.88, 32.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.91, 38.36, 58.78°)
OKLab	oklab(50.66% 0.055 0.0755)
OKLCH	oklch(50.66% 0.093 53.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.8786, 12.4387, 4.0995)
Luminance	0.1244 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E552D #2D668E

analogous

#8E2D36 #8E552D #8E862D

triadic

#8E552D #2D8E55 #552D8E

tetradic

#8E552D #368E2D #2D668E #862D8E

square

#8E552D #368E2D #2D668E #862D8E

split-complementary

#8E552D #2D8E86 #2D368E

monochromatic

#311D10 #60391E #8E552D #BC713C #CF9267

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.02

#8E552D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#8E552D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E552D

6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E552D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E552D	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)

#655B29

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#73682D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B494C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e552d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 85, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.093 53.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b38567',
    500: '#8e552d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e552d;
$custom-light: #b38567;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e552d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 24.742,
    "s": 51.872,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50656,
    "c": 0.09342,
    "h": 53.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12437
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E552D

secondary

#6193B5

accent

#A0DB4C

background

#FBF8F6

surface

#F6EFEB

border

#D0CAC6

text

#120B06

muted

#817C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E552D

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

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