#8E451B#8E451B

#8E451B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.113 H 47.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E451B
RGB	rgb(142, 69, 27)
HSL	hsl(22, 68%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(22, 81%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 51.4%, 81%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.00, 28.01, 38.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.00, 47.23, 53.63°)
OKLab	oklab(47.6% 0.0765 0.0827)
OKLCH	oklch(47.6% 0.113 47.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.4826, 10.0878, 2.2738)
Luminance	0.1009 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E451B #1B648E

analogous

#8E1B2A #8E451B #8E7E1B

triadic

#8E451B #1B8E45 #451B8E

tetradic

#8E451B #2A8E1B #1B648E #7E1B8E

square

#8E451B #2A8E1B #1B648E #7E1B8E

split-complementary

#8E451B #1B8E7E #1B2A8E

monochromatic

#271307 #5B2C11 #8E451B #C15E25 #DC7E47

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.96

#8E451B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#8E451B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E451B

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E451B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E451B	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)

#5A4F15

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B6019

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C353C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e451b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 69, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.113 47.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b57a5a',
    500: '#8e451b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e451b;
$custom-light: #b57a5a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e451b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 21.913,
    "s": 68.047,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47597,
    "c": 0.11266,
    "h": 47.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10086
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E451B

secondary

#4792BE

accent

#ABEB3D

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F7EDE9

border

#D0C8C5

text

#120904

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E451B

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

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