#8E601C#8E601C

#8E601C is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.100 H 72.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E601C
RGB	rgb(142, 96, 28)
HSL	hsl(36, 67%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(36, 80%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 32.4%, 80.3%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.52, 12.59, 43.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.52, 45.58, 73.96°)
OKLab	oklab(52.64% 0.0308 0.0954)
OKLCH	oklch(52.64% 0.1 72.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.5490, 14.2017, 3.0207)
Luminance	0.1420 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E601C #1C4A8E

analogous

#8E271C #8E601C #838E1C

triadic

#8E601C #1C8E60 #601C8E

tetradic

#8E601C #1C8E27 #1C4A8E #8E1C83

square

#8E601C #1C8E27 #1C4A8E #8E1C83

split-complementary

#8E601C #1C838E #271C8E

monochromatic

#281B08 #5B3D12 #8E601C #C18326 #DBA049

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.47

#8E601C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.84

#8E601C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E601C

5.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E601C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E601C	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)

#706311

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6E1E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B5453

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e601c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 96, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.100 72.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b48d5e',
    500: '#8e601c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e601c;
$custom-light: #b48d5e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e601c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 96,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 35.789,
    "s": 67.059,
    "l": 33.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52635,
    "c": 0.10031,
    "h": 72.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.142
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E601C

secondary

#4978BD

accent

#83EA3E

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F6F0E9

border

#D0CBC5

text

#120C05

muted

#817D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E601C

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

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