#8E6E1B#8E6E1B
#8E6E1B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.104 H 86.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E6E1B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 110, 27) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 68%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 81%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22.5%, 81%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.24, 4.44, 47.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.24, 47.84, 84.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.54% 0.0071 0.1035) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.54% 0.104 86.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.9302, 16.9830, 3.4230) |
| Luminance | 0.1698 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Muddy Brown
#886806
ΔE00 2.61
Poo
#8F7303
ΔE00 3.50
Hazel
#8E7618
ΔE00 4.07
Puke Brown
#947706
ΔE00 4.51
Shit
#7F5F00
ΔE00 5.70
Yellowish Brown
#9B7A01
ΔE00 5.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E6E1B #1B3B8E
analogous
#8E341B #8E6E1B #748E1B
triadic
#8E6E1B #1B8E6E #6E1B8E
tetradic
#8E6E1B #1B8E34 #1B3B8E #8E1B74
square
#8E6E1B #1B8E34 #1B3B8E #8E1B74
split-complementary
#8E6E1B #1B748E #341B8E
monochromatic
#271E07 #5B4611 #8E6E1B #C19625 #DCB347
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.78
#8E6E1B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.40
#8E6E1B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E6E1B
4.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E6E1B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E6E1B | 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)
#7C6E0A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#847620
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9B635E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#727272
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e6e1b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 110, 27); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.104 86.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b3975f',
500: '#8e6e1b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e6e1b; $custom-light: #b3975f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e6e1b",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 110,
"b": 27
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.304,
"s": 68.047,
"l": 33.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55543,
"c": 0.10369,
"h": 86.1
},
"luminance": 0.16982
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E6E1B
secondary
#4768BE
accent
#6DEB3D
background
#FBF9F5
surface
#F6F2EA
border
#D0CCC6
text
#120D05
muted
#817E79