#8E431B#8E431B

#8E431B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.114 H 45.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E431B
RGB	rgb(142, 67, 27)
HSL	hsl(21, 68%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(21, 81%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.8%, 81%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.56, 29.10, 37.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.56, 47.55, 52.26°)
OKLab	oklab(47.27% 0.0798 0.0818)
OKLCH	oklch(47.27% 0.114 45.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.3616, 9.8459, 2.2335)
Luminance	0.0984 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E431B #1B668E

analogous

#8E1B2C #8E431B #8E7C1B

triadic

#8E431B #1B8E43 #431B8E

tetradic

#8E431B #2C8E1B #1B668E #7C1B8E

square

#8E431B #2C8E1B #1B668E #7C1B8E

split-complementary

#8E431B #1B8E7C #1B2C8E

monochromatic

#271207 #5B2B11 #8E431B #C15B25 #DC7B47

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.07

#8E431B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97

#8E431B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E431B

7.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E431B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E431B	1.00	7.07	2.97	7.07
#FFFFFF	7.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#584E16

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A5F19

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C333B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e431b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 67, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.114 45.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b6795a',
    500: '#8e431b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e431b;
$custom-light: #b6795a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e431b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 20.87,
    "s": 68.047,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47265,
    "c": 0.11427,
    "h": 45.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09844
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E431B

secondary

#4794BE

accent

#AEEB3D

background

#FCF7F5

surface

#F8EDE9

border

#D1C8C5

text

#120904

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E431B

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