#8E451A#8E451A

#8E451A is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.113 H 47.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E451A
RGB	rgb(142, 69, 26)
HSL	hsl(22, 69%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(22, 82%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 51.4%, 81.7%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.99, 27.97, 38.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.99, 47.59, 54.00°)
OKLab	oklab(47.59% 0.0762 0.0835)
OKLCH	oklch(47.59% 0.113 47.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.4712, 10.0833, 2.2140)
Luminance	0.1008 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E451A #1A638E

analogous

#8E1A29 #8E451A #8E7F1A

triadic

#8E451A #1A8E45 #451A8E

tetradic

#8E451A #298E1A #1A638E #7F1A8E

square

#8E451A #298E1A #1A638E #7F1A8E

split-complementary

#8E451A #1A8E7F #1A298E

monochromatic

#271307 #5A2C11 #8E451A #C25E23 #DD7E45

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.96

#8E451A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#8E451A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E451A

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E451A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E451A	1.00	6.96	3.02	6.96
#FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A4F14

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B6018

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C353C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e451a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 69, 26);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.113 47.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b57a5a',
    500: '#8e451a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e451a;
$custom-light: #b57a5a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e451a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 26
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 22.241,
    "s": 69.048,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47588,
    "c": 0.11301,
    "h": 47.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10082
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E451A

secondary

#4592BE

accent

#ABEC3C

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F7EDE9

border

#D0C8C5

text

#120904

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E451A

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