#8E6E2F#8E6E2F
#8E6E2F is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.090 H 81.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E6E2F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 110, 47) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 50%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 67%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22.5%, 66.9%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.40, 5.49, 39.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.40, 39.40, 81.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.72% 0.0127 0.0891) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.72% 0.09 81.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.2453, 17.1090, 5.0828) |
| Luminance | 0.1711 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Muddy Brown
#886806
ΔE00 5.00
Dirt
#8A6E45
ΔE00 5.01
Dirt Brown
#836539
ΔE00 5.44
Hazel
#8E7618
ΔE00 6.26
Poo
#8F7303
ΔE00 6.39
Poo Brown
#885F01
ΔE00 6.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E6E2F #2F4F8E
analogous
#8E3E2F #8E6E2F #7F8E2F
triadic
#8E6E2F #2F8E6E #6E2F8E
tetradic
#8E6E2F #2F8E3E #2F4F8E #8E2F7F
square
#8E6E2F #2F8E3E #2F4F8E #8E2F7F
split-complementary
#8E6E2F #2F7F8E #3E2F8E
monochromatic
#322711 #604A20 #8E6E2F #BC923E #CEAC6A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.75
#8E6E2F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.42
#8E6E2F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E6E2F
4.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E6E2F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E6E2F | 1.00 | 4.75 | 4.42 | 4.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7B6E28
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#837631
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9A6460
Achromatopsia (no color)
#737373
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e6e2f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 110, 47); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.090 81.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b2976a',
500: '#8e6e2f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e6e2f; $custom-light: #b2976a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e6e2f",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 110,
"b": 47
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.789,
"s": 50.265,
"l": 37.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55719,
"c": 0.09004,
"h": 81.9
},
"luminance": 0.17108
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E6E2F
secondary
#647FB5
accent
#7DDA4E
background
#FBF9F6
surface
#F6F2EB
border
#D0CCC6
text
#110D07
muted
#807E7A