#8E7017#8E7017

#8E7017 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.107 H 88.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E7017
RGB	rgb(142, 112, 23)
HSL	hsl(45, 72%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(45, 84%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 21.1%, 83.8%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.76, 3.14, 49.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.76, 49.60, 86.37°)
OKLab	oklab(55.95% 0.003 0.1066)
OKLCH	oklch(55.95% 0.107 88.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.1052, 17.4022, 3.2685)
Luminance	0.1740 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E7017 #17358E

analogous

#8E3517 #8E7017 #718E17

triadic

#8E7017 #178E70 #70178E

tetradic

#8E7017 #178E35 #17358E #8E1771

square

#8E7017 #178E35 #17358E #8E1771

split-complementary

#8E7017 #17718E #35178E

monochromatic

#251D06 #59460E #8E7017 #C39A20 #E0B73F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.69

#8E7017 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.48

#8E7017 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E7017

4.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E7017	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E7017	1.00	4.69	4.48	4.69
#FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E6F01

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#86771D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B6560

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e7017;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 112, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.107 88.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b3985d',
    500: '#8e7017',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e7017;
$custom-light: #b3985d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e7017",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 112,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 44.874,
    "s": 72.121,
    "l": 32.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55949,
    "c": 0.10661,
    "h": 88.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.17401
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E7017

secondary

#4061C0

accent

#67EF39

background

#FBF9F5

surface

#F6F2E9

border

#D0CCC5

text

#120D05

muted

#817E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E7017

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

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