#8E5B16#8E5B16
#8E5B16 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.104 H 68.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E5B16 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 91, 22) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 73%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 85%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 35.9%, 84.5%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.20, 15.28, 44.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.20, 47.51, 71.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.6% 0.038 0.0964) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.6% 0.104 68.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.0425, 13.2923, 2.5324) |
| Luminance | 0.1329 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 4.24
Raw Sienna
#9A6200
ΔE00 4.30
Poo Brown
#885F01
ΔE00 5.03
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 5.09
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 6.23
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 6.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E5B16 #16498E
analogous
#8E1F16 #8E5B16 #858E16
triadic
#8E5B16 #168E5B #5B168E
tetradic
#8E5B16 #168E1F #16498E #8E1685
square
#8E5B16 #168E1F #16498E #8E1685
split-complementary
#8E5B16 #16858E #1F168E
monochromatic
#241706 #59390E #8E5B16 #C37D1E #E19B3D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.74
#8E5B16 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.66
#8E5B16 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E5B16
5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E5B16 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E5B16 | 1.00 | 5.74 | 3.66 | 5.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6C5F08
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#786B18
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9C4F4E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#666666
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e5b16; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 91, 22); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.104 68.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b4895a',
500: '#8e5b16',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e5b16; $custom-light: #b4895a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e5b16",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 91,
"b": 22
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.5,
"s": 73.171,
"l": 32.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51596,
"c": 0.10364,
"h": 68.5
},
"luminance": 0.13291
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E5B16
secondary
#3F76C1
accent
#86F038
background
#FBF8F5
surface
#F6F0E9
border
#D0CBC5
text
#120B04
muted
#817C79