#8E6017#8E6017

#8E6017 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.103 H 73.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E6017
RGB	rgb(142, 96, 23)
HSL	hsl(37, 72%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(37, 84%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 32.4%, 83.8%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.49, 12.40, 45.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.49, 47.40, 74.83°)
OKLab	oklab(52.6% 0.0297 0.0984)
OKLCH	oklch(52.6% 0.103 73.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.4940, 14.1798, 2.7314)
Luminance	0.1418 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E6017 #17458E

analogous

#8E2517 #8E6017 #808E17

triadic

#8E6017 #178E60 #60178E

tetradic

#8E6017 #178E25 #17458E #8E1780

square

#8E6017 #178E25 #17458E #8E1780

split-complementary

#8E6017 #17808E #25178E

monochromatic

#251906 #593C0E #8E6017 #C38420 #E0A23F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.48

#8E6017 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.84

#8E6017 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E6017

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E6017	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E6017	1.00	5.48	3.84	5.48
#FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#706308

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6E1A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B5452

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e6017;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 96, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.103 73.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b48d5b',
    500: '#8e6017',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e6017;
$custom-light: #b48d5b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e6017",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 96,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 36.807,
    "s": 72.121,
    "l": 32.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52601,
    "c": 0.10276,
    "h": 73.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14178
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E6017

secondary

#4072C0

accent

#7FEF39

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F6F0E9

border

#D0CBC5

text

#120C04

muted

#817D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E6017

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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