#8E421C#8E421C

#8E421C is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.115 H 44.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E421C
RGB	rgb(142, 66, 28)
HSL	hsl(20, 67%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(20, 80%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 53.5%, 80.3%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.36, 29.68, 36.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.36, 47.36, 51.19°)
OKLab	oklab(47.11% 0.0817 0.0806)
OKLCH	oklch(47.11% 0.115 44.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.3145, 9.7327, 2.2759)
Luminance	0.0973 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E421C #1C688E

analogous

#8E1C2F #8E421C #8E7B1C

triadic

#8E421C #1C8E42 #421C8E

tetradic

#8E421C #2F8E1C #1C688E #7B1C8E

square

#8E421C #2F8E1C #1C688E #7B1C8E

split-complementary

#8E421C #1C8E7B #1C2F8E

monochromatic

#281208 #5B2A12 #8E421C #C15A26 #DB7A49

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.13

#8E421C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.95

#8E421C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E421C

7.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E421C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E421C	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)

#574D17

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A5E1A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C313A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e421c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 66, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.115 44.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b6785b',
    500: '#8e421c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e421c;
$custom-light: #b6785b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e421c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 20,
    "s": 67.059,
    "l": 33.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4711,
    "c": 0.11477,
    "h": 44.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09731
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E421C

secondary

#4996BD

accent

#B1EA3E

background

#FCF7F5

surface

#F8EDE9

border

#D1C8C5

text

#120904

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E421C

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

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