#8E712D#8E712D

#8E712D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.093 H 85.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E712D
RGB	rgb(142, 113, 45)
HSL	hsl(42, 52%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(42, 68%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 20.4%, 68.3%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.19, 3.63, 40.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.19, 41.02, 84.92°)
OKLab	oklab(56.34% 0.0071 0.0927)
OKLCH	oklch(56.34% 0.093 85.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.5351, 17.7516, 4.9849)
Luminance	0.1775 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E712D #2D4A8E

analogous

#8E412D #8E712D #7B8E2D

triadic

#8E712D #2D8E71 #712D8E

tetradic

#8E712D #2D8E41 #2D4A8E #8E2D7B

square

#8E712D #2D8E41 #2D4A8E #8E2D7B

split-complementary

#8E712D #2D7B8E #412D8E

monochromatic

#312710 #604C1E #8E712D #BC963C #CFB067

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.62

#8E712D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.55

#8E712D on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E712D

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E712D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E712D	1.00	4.62	4.55	4.62
#FFFFFF	4.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E7025

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857830

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A6762

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e712d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 113, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.093 85.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b29969',
    500: '#8e712d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e712d;
$custom-light: #b29969;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e712d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 113,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 42.062,
    "s": 51.872,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56338,
    "c": 0.09299,
    "h": 85.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1775
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E712D

secondary

#617BB5

accent

#77DB4C

background

#FBF9F6

surface

#F6F2EB

border

#D0CCC6

text

#110D06

muted

#807E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E712D

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

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