#8E552E#8E552E

#8E552E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.093 H 53.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E552E
RGB	rgb(142, 85, 46)
HSL	hsl(24, 51%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(24, 68%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 40.1%, 67.6%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.92, 19.95, 32.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.92, 37.94, 58.28°)
OKLab	oklab(50.67% 0.0554 0.0745)
OKLCH	oklch(50.67% 0.093 53.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.8981, 12.4465, 4.2021)
Luminance	0.1245 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E552E #2E678E

analogous

#8E2E37 #8E552E #8E852E

triadic

#8E552E #2E8E55 #552E8E

tetradic

#8E552E #378E2E #2E678E #852E8E

square

#8E552E #378E2E #2E678E #852E8E

split-complementary

#8E552E #2E8E85 #2E378E

monochromatic

#321E10 #60391F #8E552E #BC713D #CE9268

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.02

#8E552E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#8E552E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E552E

6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E552E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E552E	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)

#655B2A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#73682E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B494C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e552e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 85, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.093 53.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b38568',
    500: '#8e552e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e552e;
$custom-light: #b38568;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e552e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 24.375,
    "s": 51.064,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50669,
    "c": 0.09283,
    "h": 53.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12445
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E552E

secondary

#6394B5

accent

#A1DB4D

background

#FBF8F6

surface

#F6EFEB

border

#D0CAC6

text

#120B06

muted

#817C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E552E

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