#8E5915#8E5915

#8E5915 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.104 H 66.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E5915
RGB	rgb(142, 89, 21)
HSL	hsl(34, 74%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(34, 85%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 37.3%, 85.2%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.69, 16.41, 44.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.69, 47.81, 69.93°)
OKLab	oklab(51.2% 0.0412 0.096)
OKLCH	oklch(51.2% 0.104 66.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.8643, 12.9512, 2.4263)
Luminance	0.1295 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E5915 #154A8E

analogous

#8E1D15 #8E5915 #878E15

triadic

#8E5915 #158E59 #59158E

tetradic

#8E5915 #158E1D #154A8E #8E1587

square

#8E5915 #158E1D #154A8E #8E1587

split-complementary

#8E5915 #15878E #1D158E

monochromatic

#231605 #59380D #8E5915 #C37A1D #E2993B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#8E5915 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#8E5915 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E5915

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E5915	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E5915	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)

#6A5D07

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#776A17

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C4C4C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e5915;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 89, 21);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.104 66.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b58859',
    500: '#8e5915',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e5915;
$custom-light: #b58859;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e5915",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 21
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 33.719,
    "s": 74.233,
    "l": 31.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51197,
    "c": 0.10446,
    "h": 66.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1295
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E5915

secondary

#3D77C2

accent

#88F137

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F7EFE9

border

#D0CAC5

text

#120B04

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E5915

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

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