#8E552F#8E552F

#8E552F is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.092 H 52.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E552F
RGB	rgb(142, 85, 47)
HSL	hsl(24, 50%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(24, 67%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 40.1%, 66.9%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.93, 20.01, 31.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.93, 37.52, 57.76°)
OKLab	oklab(50.68% 0.0558 0.0735)
OKLCH	oklch(50.68% 0.092 52.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.9180, 12.4545, 4.3071)
Luminance	0.1245 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E552F #2F688E

analogous

#8E2F38 #8E552F #8E852F

triadic

#8E552F #2F8E55 #552F8E

tetradic

#8E552F #388E2F #2F688E #852F8E

square

#8E552F #388E2F #2F688E #852F8E

split-complementary

#8E552F #2F8E85 #2F388E

monochromatic

#321E11 #603920 #8E552F #BC713E #CE926A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.02

#8E552F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#8E552F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E552F

6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E552F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E552F	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)

#655B2B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#73682F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B494C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e552f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 85, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.092 52.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b38569',
    500: '#8e552f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e552f;
$custom-light: #b38569;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e552f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 24,
    "s": 50.265,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50683,
    "c": 0.09225,
    "h": 52.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12453
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E552F

secondary

#6494B5

accent

#A2DA4E

background

#FBF8F6

surface

#F6EFEB

border

#D0CAC6

text

#120B06

muted

#817C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E552F

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