#8E401F#8E401F

#8E401F is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.116 H 42.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E401F
RGB	rgb(142, 64, 31)
HSL	hsl(18, 64%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(18, 78%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54.9%, 78.2%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.96, 30.88, 34.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.96, 46.65, 48.54°)
OKLab	oklab(46.82% 0.0859 0.0772)
OKLCH	oklch(46.82% 0.116 42)
XYZ	xyz(13.2374, 9.5182, 2.4362)
Luminance	0.0952 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E401F #1F6D8E

analogous

#8E1F36 #8E401F #8E781F

triadic

#8E401F #1F8E40 #401F8E

tetradic

#8E401F #368E1F #1F6D8E #781F8E

square

#8E401F #368E1F #1F6D8E #781F8E

split-complementary

#8E401F #1F8E78 #1F368E

monochromatic

#2A1309 #5C2914 #8E401F #C0572A #D9784F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.23

#8E401F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.90

#8E401F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E401F

7.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E401F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E401F	1.00	7.23	2.90	7.23
#FFFFFF	7.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#564C1B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#695E1D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C2F39

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e401f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 64, 31);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.116 42.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b5775d',
    500: '#8e401f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e401f;
$custom-light: #b5775d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e401f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 31
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 17.838,
    "s": 64.162,
    "l": 33.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46818,
    "c": 0.1155,
    "h": 42
  },
  "luminance": 0.09517
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E401F

secondary

#4D9BBB

accent

#B6E741

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F7EDE9

border

#D0C8C5

text

#120904

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E401F

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

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