#8E6517#8E6517

#8E6517 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.103 H 78.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E6517
RGB	rgb(142, 101, 23)
HSL	hsl(39, 72%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(39, 84%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 28.9%, 83.8%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.80, 9.50, 46.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.80, 47.86, 78.56°)
OKLab	oklab(53.62% 0.0213 0.1009)
OKLCH	oklch(53.62% 0.103 78.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.9648, 15.1213, 2.8883)
Luminance	0.1512 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E6517 #17408E

analogous

#8E2A17 #8E6517 #7B8E17

triadic

#8E6517 #178E65 #65178E

tetradic

#8E6517 #178E2A #17408E #8E177B

square

#8E6517 #178E2A #17408E #8E177B

split-complementary

#8E6517 #177B8E #2A178E

monochromatic

#251A06 #59400E #8E6517 #C38A20 #E0A93F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#8E6517 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#8E6517 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E6517

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E6517	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E6517	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)

#756606

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E711B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B5A56

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e6517;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 101, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.103 78.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b4905c',
    500: '#8e6517',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e6517;
$custom-light: #b4905c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e6517",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 39.328,
    "s": 72.121,
    "l": 32.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53624,
    "c": 0.10312,
    "h": 78.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1512
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E6517

secondary

#406DC0

accent

#78EF39

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F6F0E9

border

#D0CBC5

text

#120C04

muted

#817D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E6517

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

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