#8E401D#8E401D

#8E401D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.116 H 42.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E401D
RGB	rgb(142, 64, 29)
HSL	hsl(19, 66%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(19, 80%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54.9%, 79.6%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.94, 30.80, 35.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.94, 47.36, 49.44°)
OKLab	oklab(46.8% 0.0853 0.0789)
OKLCH	oklch(46.8% 0.116 42.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.2118, 9.5080, 2.3017)
Luminance	0.0951 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E401D #1D6B8E

analogous

#8E1D32 #8E401D #8E781D

triadic

#8E401D #1D8E40 #401D8E

tetradic

#8E401D #328E1D #1D6B8E #781D8E

square

#8E401D #328E1D #1D6B8E #781D8E

split-complementary

#8E401D #1D8E78 #1D328E

monochromatic

#281208 #5B2913 #8E401D #C15727 #DA774B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.24

#8E401D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.90

#8E401D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E401D

7.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E401D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E401D	1.00	7.24	2.90	7.24
#FFFFFF	7.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#564C18

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#695E1B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C2F39

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e401d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 64, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.116 42.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b6775b',
    500: '#8e401d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e401d;
$custom-light: #b6775b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e401d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 18.584,
    "s": 66.082,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46798,
    "c": 0.11616,
    "h": 42.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09506
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E401D

secondary

#4A99BD

accent

#B4E93F

background

#FCF7F5

surface

#F8EDE9

border

#D1C8C5

text

#120904

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E401D

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

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