#8E6E1A#8E6E1A
#8E6E1A is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.104 H 86.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E6E1A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 110, 26) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 69%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 82%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22.5%, 81.7%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.23, 4.40, 47.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.23, 48.20, 84.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.54% 0.0069 0.104) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.54% 0.104 86.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.9188, 16.9784, 3.3631) |
| Luminance | 0.1698 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Muddy Brown
#886806
ΔE00 2.56
Poo
#8F7303
ΔE00 3.40
Hazel
#8E7618
ΔE00 4.02
Puke Brown
#947706
ΔE00 4.43
Yellowish Brown
#9B7A01
ΔE00 5.67
Shit
#7F5F00
ΔE00 5.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E6E1A #1A3A8E
analogous
#8E341A #8E6E1A #748E1A
triadic
#8E6E1A #1A8E6E #6E1A8E
tetradic
#8E6E1A #1A8E34 #1A3A8E #8E1A74
square
#8E6E1A #1A8E34 #1A3A8E #8E1A74
split-complementary
#8E6E1A #1A748E #341A8E
monochromatic
#271E07 #5A4611 #8E6E1A #C29623 #DDB345
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.78
#8E6E1A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.40
#8E6E1A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E6E1A
4.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E6E1A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E6E1A | 1.00 | 4.78 | 4.40 | 4.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7C6E08
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#84761F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9B635E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#727272
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e6e1a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 110, 26); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.104 86.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b3975e',
500: '#8e6e1a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e6e1a; $custom-light: #b3975e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e6e1a",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 110,
"b": 26
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.448,
"s": 69.048,
"l": 32.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55537,
"c": 0.10423,
"h": 86.2
},
"luminance": 0.16977
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E6E1A
secondary
#4567BE
accent
#6CEC3C
background
#FBF9F5
surface
#F6F2E9
border
#D0CCC5
text
#120D05
muted
#817E79