#8E712F#8E712F

#8E712F is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.091 H 85.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E712F
RGB	rgb(142, 113, 47)
HSL	hsl(42, 50%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(42, 67%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 20.4%, 66.9%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.21, 3.76, 39.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.21, 40.08, 84.62°)
OKLab	oklab(56.36% 0.0077 0.091)
OKLCH	oklch(56.36% 0.091 85.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.5745, 17.7674, 5.1926)
Luminance	0.1777 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E712F #2F4C8E

analogous

#8E412F #8E712F #7C8E2F

triadic

#8E712F #2F8E71 #712F8E

tetradic

#8E712F #2F8E41 #2F4C8E #8E2F7C

square

#8E712F #2F8E41 #2F4C8E #8E2F7C

split-complementary

#8E712F #2F7C8E #412F8E

monochromatic

#322811 #604C20 #8E712F #BC963E #CEAF6A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.61

#8E712F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.55

#8E712F on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E712F

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E712F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E712F	1.00	4.61	4.55	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E7128

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857832

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A6763

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e712f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 113, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.091 85.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b2996a',
    500: '#8e712f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e712f;
$custom-light: #b2996a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e712f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 113,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 41.684,
    "s": 50.265,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56359,
    "c": 0.09137,
    "h": 85.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17766
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E712F

secondary

#647DB5

accent

#79DA4E

background

#FBF9F6

surface

#F6F2EB

border

#D0CCC6

text

#110D07

muted

#807E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E712F

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

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