#8E6516#8E6516

#8E6516 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.104 H 78.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E6516
RGB	rgb(142, 101, 22)
HSL	hsl(40, 73%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(40, 85%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 28.9%, 84.5%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.79, 9.46, 47.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.79, 48.19, 78.68°)
OKLab	oklab(53.62% 0.0211 0.1014)
OKLCH	oklch(53.62% 0.104 78.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.9550, 15.1174, 2.8365)
Luminance	0.1512 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E6516 #163F8E

analogous

#8E2916 #8E6516 #7B8E16

triadic

#8E6516 #168E65 #65168E

tetradic

#8E6516 #168E29 #163F8E #8E167B

square

#8E6516 #168E29 #163F8E #8E167B

split-complementary

#8E6516 #167B8E #29168E

monochromatic

#241A06 #593F0E #8E6516 #C38B1E #E1A93D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#8E6516 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#8E6516 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E6516

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E6516	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E6516	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)

#756604

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E711A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B5A56

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e6516;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 101, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.104 78.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b4905b',
    500: '#8e6516',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e6516;
$custom-light: #b4905b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e6516",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 39.5,
    "s": 73.171,
    "l": 32.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53618,
    "c": 0.10358,
    "h": 78.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15116
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E6516

secondary

#3F6BC1

accent

#77F038

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F6F0E9

border

#D0CBC5

text

#120C04

muted

#817D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E6516

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

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