#8E421D#8E421D

#8E421D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.114 H 44.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E421D
RGB	rgb(142, 66, 29)
HSL	hsl(20, 66%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(20, 80%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 53.5%, 79.6%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.37, 29.72, 36.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.37, 47.00, 50.77°)
OKLab	oklab(47.12% 0.082 0.0798)
OKLCH	oklch(47.12% 0.114 44.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.3266, 9.7376, 2.3399)
Luminance	0.0974 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E421D #1D698E

analogous

#8E1D30 #8E421D #8E7A1D

triadic

#8E421D #1D8E42 #421D8E

tetradic

#8E421D #308E1D #1D698E #7A1D8E

square

#8E421D #308E1D #1D698E #7A1D8E

split-complementary

#8E421D #1D8E7A #1D308E

monochromatic

#281308 #5B2A13 #8E421D #C15A27 #DA7A4B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.13

#8E421D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.95

#8E421D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E421D

7.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E421D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E421D	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)

#574D18

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A5E1B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C323A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e421d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 66, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.114 44.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b5785b',
    500: '#8e421d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e421d;
$custom-light: #b5785b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e421d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 19.646,
    "s": 66.082,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4712,
    "c": 0.11442,
    "h": 44.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09736
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E421D

secondary

#4A97BD

accent

#B1E93F

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F7EDE9

border

#D0C8C5

text

#120904

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E421D

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

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