#8E5E1F#8E5E1F
#8E5E1F is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.099 H 69.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E5E1F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 94, 31) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 64%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 78%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 33.8%, 78.2%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.03, 13.89, 42.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.03, 44.27, 71.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.26% 0.035 0.0924) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.26% 0.099 69.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.4065, 13.8565, 3.1592) |
| Luminance | 0.1386 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Raw Sienna
#9A6200
ΔE00 4.52
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 4.74
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 4.85
Poo Brown
#885F01
ΔE00 5.07
Dirt Brown
#836539
ΔE00 6.11
Shit Brown
#7B5804
ΔE00 6.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E5E1F #1F4F8E
analogous
#8E271F #8E5E1F #878E1F
triadic
#8E5E1F #1F8E5E #5E1F8E
tetradic
#8E5E1F #1F8E27 #1F4F8E #8E1F87
square
#8E5E1F #1F8E27 #1F4F8E #8E1F87
split-complementary
#8E5E1F #1F878E #271F8E
monochromatic
#2A1B09 #5C3D14 #8E5E1F #C07F2A #D99D4F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.57
#8E5E1F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.77
#8E5E1F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E5E1F
5.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E5E1F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E5E1F | 1.00 | 5.57 | 3.77 | 5.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6E6116
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#796D21
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9B5251
Achromatopsia (no color)
#686868
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e5e1f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 94, 31); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.099 69.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b48b5f',
500: '#8e5e1f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e5e1f; $custom-light: #b48b5f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e5e1f",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 94,
"b": 31
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.054,
"s": 64.162,
"l": 33.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52257,
"c": 0.09882,
"h": 69.2
},
"luminance": 0.13855
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E5E1F
secondary
#4D7DBB
accent
#89E741
background
#FBF8F5
surface
#F6F0E9
border
#D0CBC5
text
#120C05
muted
#817D79