#8E6D1D#8E6D1D
#8E6D1D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.168; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.102 H 84.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E6D1D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 109, 29) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 66%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 80%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23.2%, 79.6%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.98, 5.09, 46.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.98, 46.91, 83.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.34% 0.0092 0.1018) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.34% 0.102 84.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.8468, 16.7780, 3.5133) |
| Luminance | 0.1678 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Muddy Brown
#886806
ΔE00 2.64
Poo
#8F7303
ΔE00 4.15
Hazel
#8E7618
ΔE00 4.70
Puke Brown
#947706
ΔE00 5.13
Poo Brown
#885F01
ΔE00 5.37
Shit
#7F5F00
ΔE00 5.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E6D1D #1D3E8E
analogous
#8E341D #8E6D1D #768E1D
triadic
#8E6D1D #1D8E6D #6D1D8E
tetradic
#8E6D1D #1D8E34 #1D3E8E #8E1D76
square
#8E6D1D #1D8E34 #1D3E8E #8E1D76
split-complementary
#8E6D1D #1D768E #341D8E
monochromatic
#281F08 #5B4613 #8E6D1D #C19427 #DAB04B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.82
#8E6D1D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.36
#8E6D1D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E6D1D
4.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E6D1D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E6D1D | 1.00 | 4.82 | 4.36 | 4.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7B6D0E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#837521
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9B625E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#727272
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e6d1d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 109, 29); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.102 84.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b39660',
500: '#8e6d1d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e6d1d; $custom-light: #b39660; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e6d1d",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 109,
"b": 29
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.478,
"s": 66.082,
"l": 33.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55343,
"c": 0.10219,
"h": 84.8
},
"luminance": 0.16777
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E6D1D
secondary
#4A6CBD
accent
#70E93F
background
#FBF9F5
surface
#F6F1EA
border
#D0CBC6
text
#120D05
muted
#817E79