#8E5914#8E5914
#8E5914 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.105 H 67.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E5914 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 89, 20) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 75%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 86%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 37.3%, 85.9%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.68, 16.38, 45.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.68, 48.14, 70.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.19% 0.041 0.0965) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.19% 0.105 67) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.8552, 12.9475, 2.3785) |
| Luminance | 0.1295 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 3.92
Raw Sienna
#9A6200
ΔE00 4.78
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 4.88
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 5.43
Poo Brown
#885F01
ΔE00 5.71
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 5.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E5914 #14498E
analogous
#8E1C14 #8E5914 #868E14
triadic
#8E5914 #148E59 #59148E
tetradic
#8E5914 #148E1C #14498E #8E1486
square
#8E5914 #148E1C #14498E #8E1486
split-complementary
#8E5914 #14868E #1C148E
monochromatic
#231605 #58370C #8E5914 #C47B1C #E39939
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.85
#8E5914 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.59
#8E5914 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E5914
5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E5914 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E5914 | 1.00 | 5.85 | 3.59 | 5.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6A5D05
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#776A16
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9C4C4C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e5914; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 89, 20); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.105 67.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b58859',
500: '#8e5914',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e5914; $custom-light: #b58859; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e5914",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 89,
"b": 20
},
"hsl": {
"h": 33.934,
"s": 75.309,
"l": 31.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51191,
"c": 0.10486,
"h": 67
},
"luminance": 0.12946
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E5914
secondary
#3C76C2
accent
#88F236
background
#FBF8F5
surface
#F7EFE9
border
#D0CAC5
text
#120B04
muted
#817C79