#8E5D15#8E5D15
#8E5D15 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.104 H 70.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E5D15 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 93, 21) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 74%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 85%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 34.5%, 85.2%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.70, 14.09, 45.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.70, 47.91, 72.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.99% 0.0344 0.098) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.99% 0.104 70.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.2063, 13.6351, 2.5403) |
| Luminance | 0.1363 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Raw Sienna
#9A6200
ΔE00 3.69
Poo Brown
#885F01
ΔE00 4.05
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 4.79
Shit Brown
#7B5804
ΔE00 5.78
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 5.82
Poop
#7F5E00
ΔE00 6.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E5D15 #15468E
analogous
#8E2015 #8E5D15 #838E15
triadic
#8E5D15 #158E5D #5D158E
tetradic
#8E5D15 #158E20 #15468E #8E1583
square
#8E5D15 #158E20 #15468E #8E1583
split-complementary
#8E5D15 #15838E #20158E
monochromatic
#231705 #593A0D #8E5D15 #C3801D #E29F3B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.63
#8E5D15 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.73
#8E5D15 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E5D15
5.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E5D15 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E5D15 | 1.00 | 5.63 | 3.73 | 5.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6E6005
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#796C17
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9B5150
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e5d15; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 93, 21); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.104 70.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b48a5a',
500: '#8e5d15',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e5d15; $custom-light: #b48a5a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e5d15",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 93,
"b": 21
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.702,
"s": 74.233,
"l": 31.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51986,
"c": 0.1038,
"h": 70.7
},
"luminance": 0.13634
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E5D15
secondary
#3D73C2
accent
#82F137
background
#FBF8F5
surface
#F6F0E9
border
#D0CBC5
text
#120B04
muted
#817C79