#8E5E15#8E5E15
#8E5E15 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.104 H 71.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E5E15 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 94, 21) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 74%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 85%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 33.8%, 85.2%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.96, 13.50, 46.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.96, 47.95, 73.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.19% 0.0327 0.0984) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.19% 0.104 71.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.2946, 13.8118, 2.5698) |
| Luminance | 0.1381 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Raw Sienna
#9A6200
ΔE00 3.51
Poo Brown
#885F01
ΔE00 3.64
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 5.11
Shit Brown
#7B5804
ΔE00 5.59
Poop
#7F5E00
ΔE00 6.07
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 6.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E5E15 #15458E
analogous
#8E2115 #8E5E15 #828E15
triadic
#8E5E15 #158E5E #5E158E
tetradic
#8E5E15 #158E21 #15458E #8E1582
square
#8E5E15 #158E21 #15458E #8E1582
split-complementary
#8E5E15 #15828E #21158E
monochromatic
#231705 #593B0D #8E5E15 #C3811D #E2A03B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.58
#8E5E15 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.76
#8E5E15 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E5E15
5.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E5E15 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E5E15 | 1.00 | 5.58 | 3.76 | 5.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6F6105
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A6C18
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9B5250
Achromatopsia (no color)
#686868
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e5e15; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 94, 21); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.104 71.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b48b5a',
500: '#8e5e15',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e5e15; $custom-light: #b48b5a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e5e15",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 94,
"b": 21
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.198,
"s": 74.233,
"l": 31.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52186,
"c": 0.10372,
"h": 71.6
},
"luminance": 0.1381
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E5E15
secondary
#3D72C2
accent
#81F137
background
#FBF8F5
surface
#F6F0E9
border
#D0CBC5
text
#120C04
muted
#817D79