#8E611D#8E611D

#8E611D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.100 H 72.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E611D
RGB	rgb(142, 97, 29)
HSL	hsl(36, 66%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(36, 80%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 31.7%, 79.6%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.79, 12.05, 43.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.79, 45.27, 74.56°)
OKLab	oklab(52.85% 0.0294 0.0953)
OKLCH	oklch(52.85% 0.1 72.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.6530, 14.3902, 3.1154)
Luminance	0.1439 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E611D #1D4A8E

analogous

#8E281D #8E611D #828E1D

triadic

#8E611D #1D8E61 #611D8E

tetradic

#8E611D #1D8E28 #1D4A8E #8E1D82

square

#8E611D #1D8E28 #1D4A8E #8E1D82

split-complementary

#8E611D #1D828E #281D8E

monochromatic

#281C08 #5B3E13 #8E611D #C18427 #DAA14B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#8E611D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#8E611D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E611D

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E611D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E611D	1.00	5.42	3.88	5.42
#FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#716412

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6E1F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B5554

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e611d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 97, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.100 72.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b48d5e',
    500: '#8e611d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e611d;
$custom-light: #b48d5e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e611d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 97,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 36.106,
    "s": 66.082,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52845,
    "c": 0.09977,
    "h": 72.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14389
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E611D

secondary

#4A78BD

accent

#83E93F

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F6F0E9

border

#D0CBC5

text

#120C05

muted

#817D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E611D

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

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