#8E421B#8E421B

#8E421B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.115 H 45.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E421B
RGB	rgb(142, 66, 27)
HSL	hsl(20, 68%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(20, 81%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 53.5%, 81%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.35, 29.64, 37.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.35, 47.72, 51.60°)
OKLab	oklab(47.1% 0.0814 0.0814)
OKLCH	oklch(47.1% 0.115 45)
XYZ	xyz(13.3027, 9.7280, 2.2139)
Luminance	0.0973 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E421B #1B678E

analogous

#8E1B2D #8E421B #8E7B1B

triadic

#8E421B #1B8E42 #421B8E

tetradic

#8E421B #2D8E1B #1B678E #7B1B8E

square

#8E421B #2D8E1B #1B678E #7B1B8E

split-complementary

#8E421B #1B8E7B #1B2D8E

monochromatic

#271207 #5B2A11 #8E421B #C15A25 #DC7A47

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.13

#8E421B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.95

#8E421B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E421B

7.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E421B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E421B	1.00	7.13	2.95	7.13
#FFFFFF	7.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#574D16

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A5E19

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C313A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e421b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 66, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.115 45.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b6785a',
    500: '#8e421b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e421b;
$custom-light: #b6785a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e421b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 20.348,
    "s": 68.047,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47101,
    "c": 0.1151,
    "h": 45
  },
  "luminance": 0.09726
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E421B

secondary

#4795BE

accent

#B0EB3D

background

#FCF7F5

surface

#F8EDE9

border

#D1C8C5

text

#120904

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E421B

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

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