#8E6239#8E6239
#8E6239 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.080 H 62.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E6239 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 98, 57) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 43%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(29, 60%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 31%, 59.9%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.34, 13.20, 30.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.34, 32.97, 66.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.36% 0.0369 0.0714) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.36% 0.08 62.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.2625, 14.7828, 5.8670) |
| Luminance | 0.1478 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Cocoa
#875F42
ΔE00 3.85
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 3.86
Dirt Brown
#836539
ΔE00 5.17
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 5.81
Dirt
#8A6E45
ΔE00 6.41
Dull Brown
#876E4B
ΔE00 6.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E6239 #39658E
analogous
#8E393B #8E6239 #8E8D39
triadic
#8E6239 #398E62 #62398E
tetradic
#8E6239 #3B8E39 #39658E #8D398E
square
#8E6239 #3B8E39 #39658E #8D398E
split-complementary
#8E6239 #398E8D #393B8E
monochromatic
#372616 #624427 #8E6239 #B7804D #C99F78
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.31
#8E6239 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.96
#8E6239 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E6239
5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E6239 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E6239 | 1.00 | 5.31 | 3.96 | 5.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#706535
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A6F3A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9A5858
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6B6B6B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e6239; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 98, 57); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.080 62.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b28e70',
500: '#8e6239',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e6239; $custom-light: #b28e70; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e6239",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 98,
"b": 57
},
"hsl": {
"h": 28.941,
"s": 42.714,
"l": 39.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53364,
"c": 0.08042,
"h": 62.7
},
"luminance": 0.14782
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E6239
secondary
#7193B2
accent
#96D255
background
#FBF8F6
surface
#F6F0EC
border
#D0CBC7
text
#110C07
muted
#807D7A