#8E421A#8E421A

#8E421A is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.115 H 45.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E421A
RGB	rgb(142, 66, 26)
HSL	hsl(21, 69%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(21, 82%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 53.5%, 81.7%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.34, 29.60, 37.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.34, 48.07, 51.99°)
OKLab	oklab(47.09% 0.0812 0.0821)
OKLCH	oklch(47.09% 0.115 45.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.2913, 9.7235, 2.1540)
Luminance	0.0972 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E421A #1A668E

analogous

#8E1A2C #8E421A #8E7C1A

triadic

#8E421A #1A8E42 #421A8E

tetradic

#8E421A #2C8E1A #1A668E #7C1A8E

square

#8E421A #2C8E1A #1A668E #7C1A8E

split-complementary

#8E421A #1A8E7C #1A2C8E

monochromatic

#271207 #5A2A11 #8E421A #C25A23 #DD7A45

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.13

#8E421A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.94

#8E421A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E421A

7.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E421A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E421A	1.00	7.13	2.94	7.13
#FFFFFF	7.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#574D14

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A5E18

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C313A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e421a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 66, 26);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.115 45.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b6785a',
    500: '#8e421a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e421a;
$custom-light: #b6785a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e421a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 26
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 20.69,
    "s": 69.048,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47092,
    "c": 0.11544,
    "h": 45.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09722
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E421A

secondary

#4595BE

accent

#AFEC3C

background

#FCF7F5

surface

#F8EDE9

border

#D1C8C5

text

#120904

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E421A

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

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