#8E5D2D#8E5D2D
#8E5D2D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.090 H 62.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E5D2D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 93, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 52%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(30, 68%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 34.5%, 68.3%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.90, 15.23, 35.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.90, 38.22, 66.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.2% 0.0411 0.0803) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.2% 0.09 62.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.5444, 13.7703, 4.3214) |
| Luminance | 0.1377 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 2.65
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 5.35
Cocoa
#875F42
ΔE00 5.39
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 5.76
Dirt Brown
#836539
ΔE00 6.16
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 6.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E5D2D #2D5E8E
analogous
#8E2D2D #8E5D2D #8E8E2D
triadic
#8E5D2D #2D8E5D #5D2D8E
tetradic
#8E5D2D #2D8E2D #2D5E8E #8E2D8E
square
#8E5D2D #2D8E2D #2D5E8E #8E2D8E
split-complementary
#8E5D2D #2D8E8E #2D2D8E
monochromatic
#312010 #603F1E #8E5D2D #BC7B3C #CF9A67
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.59
#8E5D2D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.75
#8E5D2D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E5D2D
5.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E5D2D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E5D2D | 1.00 | 5.59 | 3.75 | 5.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6C6128
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#786C2E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9B5252
Achromatopsia (no color)
#686868
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e5d2d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 93, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.090 62.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b38b68',
500: '#8e5d2d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e5d2d; $custom-light: #b38b68; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e5d2d",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 93,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 29.691,
"s": 51.872,
"l": 36.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52202,
"c": 0.09026,
"h": 62.9
},
"luminance": 0.13769
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E5D2D
secondary
#618CB5
accent
#95DB4C
background
#FBF8F6
surface
#F6F0EB
border
#D0CBC6
text
#120C06
muted
#817D7A