#8E6511#8E6511

#8E6511 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.106 H 79.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E6511
RGB	rgb(142, 101, 17)
HSL	hsl(40, 79%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(40, 88%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 28.9%, 88%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.77, 9.31, 48.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.77, 49.74, 79.21°)
OKLab	oklab(53.59% 0.0201 0.1037)
OKLCH	oklch(53.59% 0.106 79)
XYZ	xyz(15.9114, 15.1000, 2.6068)
Luminance	0.1510 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E6511 #113A8E

analogous

#8E2611 #8E6511 #788E11

triadic

#8E6511 #118E65 #65118E

tetradic

#8E6511 #118E26 #113A8E #8E1178

square

#8E6511 #118E26 #113A8E #8E1178

split-complementary

#8E6511 #11788E #26118E

monochromatic

#211704 #573E0A #8E6511 #C58C18 #E7AC33

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#8E6511 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#8E6511 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E6511

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E6511	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E6511	1.00	5.22	4.02	5.22
#FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#756600

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7016

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B5956

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e6511;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 101, 17);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.106 79.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b49059',
    500: '#8e6511',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e6511;
$custom-light: #b49059;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e6511",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 17
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 40.32,
    "s": 78.616,
    "l": 31.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53592,
    "c": 0.10566,
    "h": 79
  },
  "luminance": 0.15099
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E6511

secondary

#3866C2

accent

#72F533

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F6F0E9

border

#D0CBC5

text

#120C04

muted

#817D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E6511

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

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