#8E421E#8E421E

#8E421E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.114 H 43.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E421E
RGB	rgb(142, 66, 30)
HSL	hsl(19, 65%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(19, 79%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 53.5%, 78.9%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.38, 29.77, 35.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.38, 46.64, 50.34°)
OKLab	oklab(47.13% 0.0823 0.079)
OKLCH	oklch(47.13% 0.114 43.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.3392, 9.7426, 2.4061)
Luminance	0.0974 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E421E #1E6A8E

analogous

#8E1E32 #8E421E #8E7A1E

triadic

#8E421E #1E8E42 #421E8E

tetradic

#8E421E #328E1E #1E6A8E #7A1E8E

square

#8E421E #328E1E #1E6A8E #7A1E8E

split-complementary

#8E421E #1E8E7A #1E328E

monochromatic

#291309 #5B2B13 #8E421E #C15929 #D97A4D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.12

#8E421E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.95

#8E421E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E421E

7.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E421E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E421E	1.00	7.12	2.95	7.12
#FFFFFF	7.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#574D19

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A5E1C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C323A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e421e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 66, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.114 43.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b5785c',
    500: '#8e421e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e421e;
$custom-light: #b5785c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e421e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 19.286,
    "s": 65.116,
    "l": 33.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4713,
    "c": 0.11408,
    "h": 43.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09741
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E421E

secondary

#4C98BC

accent

#B2E840

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F7EDE9

border

#D0C8C5

text

#120904

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E421E

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

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