#8E601B#8E601B

#8E601B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.101 H 72.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E601B
RGB	rgb(142, 96, 27)
HSL	hsl(36, 68%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(36, 81%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 32.4%, 81%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.51, 12.55, 44.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.51, 45.95, 74.15°)
OKLab	oklab(52.63% 0.0306 0.0961)
OKLCH	oklch(52.63% 0.101 72.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.5372, 14.1970, 2.9587)
Luminance	0.1420 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E601B #1B498E

analogous

#8E261B #8E601B #828E1B

triadic

#8E601B #1B8E60 #601B8E

tetradic

#8E601B #1B8E26 #1B498E #8E1B82

square

#8E601B #1B8E26 #1B498E #8E1B82

split-complementary

#8E601B #1B828E #261B8E

monochromatic

#271A07 #5B3D11 #8E601B #C18325 #DCA147

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.47

#8E601B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.84

#8E601B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E601B

5.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E601B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E601B	1.00	5.47	3.84	5.47
#FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#70630F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6E1D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B5453

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e601b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 96, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.101 72.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b48d5d',
    500: '#8e601b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e601b;
$custom-light: #b48d5d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e601b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 96,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 36,
    "s": 68.047,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52628,
    "c": 0.10083,
    "h": 72.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14196
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E601B

secondary

#4777BE

accent

#82EB3D

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F6F0E9

border

#D0CBC5

text

#120C04

muted

#817D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E601B

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

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