#8E5F27#8E5F27

#8E5F27 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.094 H 67.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E5F27
RGB	rgb(142, 95, 39)
HSL	hsl(33, 57%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(33, 73%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 33.1%, 72.5%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.35, 13.71, 38.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.35, 40.97, 70.45°)
OKLab	oklab(52.53% 0.0357 0.0868)
OKLCH	oklch(52.53% 0.094 67.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.6149, 14.0831, 3.8150)
Luminance	0.1408 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E5F27 #27568E

analogous

#8E2B27 #8E5F27 #898E27

triadic

#8E5F27 #278E5F #5F278E

tetradic

#8E5F27 #278E2B #27568E #8E2789

square

#8E5F27 #278E2B #27568E #8E2789

split-complementary

#8E5F27 #27898E #2B278E

monochromatic

#2E1F0D #5E3F1A #8E5F27 #BE7F34 #D29D5D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.50

#8E5F27 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82

#8E5F27 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E5F27

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E5F27	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E5F27	1.00	5.50	3.82	5.50
#FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F6220

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6D28

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B5453

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e5f27;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 95, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.094 67.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b38c64',
    500: '#8e5f27',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e5f27;
$custom-light: #b38c64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e5f27",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 32.621,
    "s": 56.906,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52532,
    "c": 0.09388,
    "h": 67.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14082
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E5F27

secondary

#5984B8

accent

#8DE048

background

#FBF8F6

surface

#F6F0EB

border

#D0CBC6

text

#120C05

muted

#817D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E5F27

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