#8E661B#8E661B

#8E661B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.101 H 78.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E661B
RGB	rgb(142, 102, 27)
HSL	hsl(39, 68%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(39, 81%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 28.2%, 81%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.09, 9.06, 45.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.09, 46.55, 78.78°)
OKLab	oklab(53.86% 0.0205 0.0992)
OKLCH	oklch(53.86% 0.101 78.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.1057, 15.3340, 3.1482)
Luminance	0.1533 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E661B #1B438E

analogous

#8E2C1B #8E661B #7C8E1B

triadic

#8E661B #1B8E66 #661B8E

tetradic

#8E661B #1B8E2C #1B438E #8E1B7C

square

#8E661B #1B8E2C #1B438E #8E1B7C

split-complementary

#8E661B #1B7C8E #2C1B8E

monochromatic

#271C07 #5B4111 #8E661B #C18B25 #DCA847

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#8E661B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#8E661B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E661B

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E661B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E661B	1.00	5.16	4.07	5.16
#FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#75670D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F711E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B5B58

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e661b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 102, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.101 78.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b4915e',
    500: '#8e661b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e661b;
$custom-light: #b4915e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e661b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 102,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 39.13,
    "s": 68.047,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53857,
    "c": 0.1013,
    "h": 78.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15333
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E661B

secondary

#4770BE

accent

#79EB3D

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F6F0E9

border

#D0CBC5

text

#120C05

muted

#817D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E661B

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

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