#8E5716#8E5716

#8E5716 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.105 H 64.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E5716
RGB	rgb(142, 87, 22)
HSL	hsl(33, 73%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(33, 85%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 38.7%, 84.5%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.20, 17.61, 44.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.20, 47.48, 68.23°)
OKLab	oklab(50.82% 0.0448 0.0945)
OKLCH	oklch(50.82% 0.105 64.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.7096, 12.6266, 2.4214)
Luminance	0.1263 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E5716 #164D8E

analogous

#8E1B16 #8E5716 #898E16

triadic

#8E5716 #168E57 #57168E

tetradic

#8E5716 #168E1B #164D8E #8E1689

square

#8E5716 #168E1B #164D8E #8E1689

split-complementary

#8E5716 #16898E #1B168E

monochromatic

#241606 #59370E #8E5716 #C3771E #E1963D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#8E5716 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#8E5716 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E5716

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E5716	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E5716	1.00	5.96	3.53	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#695C09

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766917

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C4A4B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e5716;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 87, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.105 64.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b5865a',
    500: '#8e5716',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e5716;
$custom-light: #b5865a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e5716",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 32.5,
    "s": 73.171,
    "l": 32.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50816,
    "c": 0.10457,
    "h": 64.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12625
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E5716

secondary

#3F7AC1

accent

#8CF038

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F7EFE9

border

#D0CAC5

text

#120B04

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E5716

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

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