#8E401A#8E401A

#8E401A is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.117 H 43.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E401A
RGB	rgb(142, 64, 26)
HSL	hsl(20, 69%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(20, 82%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54.9%, 81.7%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.92, 30.68, 37.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.92, 48.43, 50.69°)
OKLab	oklab(46.77% 0.0844 0.0812)
OKLCH	oklch(46.77% 0.117 43.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.1765, 9.4939, 2.1157)
Luminance	0.0949 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E401A #1A688E

analogous

#8E1A2E #8E401A #8E7A1A

triadic

#8E401A #1A8E40 #401A8E

tetradic

#8E401A #2E8E1A #1A688E #7A1A8E

square

#8E401A #2E8E1A #1A688E #7A1A8E

split-complementary

#8E401A #1A8E7A #1A2E8E

monochromatic

#271107 #5A2911 #8E401A #C25723 #DD7745

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.25

#8E401A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.90

#8E401A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E401A

7.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E401A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E401A	1.00	7.25	2.90	7.25
#FFFFFF	7.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#564C15

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#695E18

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C2F38

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e401a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 64, 26);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.117 43.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b67759',
    500: '#8e401a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e401a;
$custom-light: #b67759;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e401a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 26
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 19.655,
    "s": 69.048,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46769,
    "c": 0.11713,
    "h": 43.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09492
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E401A

secondary

#4597BE

accent

#B2EC3C

background

#FCF7F5

surface

#F8EDE9

border

#D1C8C5

text

#120904

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E401A

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

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