#8E581B#8E581B

#8E581B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.102 H 64.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E581B
RGB	rgb(142, 88, 27)
HSL	hsl(32, 68%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(32, 81%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 38%, 81%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.48, 17.21, 42.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.48, 45.67, 67.86°)
OKLab	oklab(51.04% 0.0443 0.092)
OKLCH	oklch(51.04% 0.102 64.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.8441, 12.8108, 2.7277)
Luminance	0.1281 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E581B #1B518E

analogous

#8E1E1B #8E581B #8A8E1B

triadic

#8E581B #1B8E58 #581B8E

tetradic

#8E581B #1B8E1E #1B518E #8E1B8A

square

#8E581B #1B8E1E #1B518E #8E1B8A

split-complementary

#8E581B #1B8A8E #1E1B8E

monochromatic

#271807 #5B3811 #8E581B #C17825 #DC9647

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.90

#8E581B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#8E581B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E581B

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E581B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E581B	1.00	5.90	3.56	5.90
#FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#695D11

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#76691C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C4B4C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e581b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 88, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.102 64.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b4875c',
    500: '#8e581b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e581b;
$custom-light: #b4875c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e581b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 88,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 31.826,
    "s": 68.047,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51044,
    "c": 0.10205,
    "h": 64.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12809
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E581B

secondary

#477FBE

accent

#8FEB3D

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F6EFE9

border

#D0CAC5

text

#120B04

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

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