#8E451C#8E451C

#8E451C is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.112 H 46.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E451C
RGB	rgb(142, 69, 28)
HSL	hsl(22, 67%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(22, 80%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 51.4%, 80.3%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.01, 28.05, 37.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.01, 46.86, 53.24°)
OKLab	oklab(47.61% 0.0768 0.082)
OKLCH	oklch(47.61% 0.112 46.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.4944, 10.0925, 2.3358)
Luminance	0.1009 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E451C #1C658E

analogous

#8E1C2C #8E451C #8E7E1C

triadic

#8E451C #1C8E45 #451C8E

tetradic

#8E451C #2C8E1C #1C658E #7E1C8E

square

#8E451C #2C8E1C #1C658E #7E1C8E

split-complementary

#8E451C #1C8E7E #1C2C8E

monochromatic

#281308 #5B2C12 #8E451C #C15E26 #DB7E49

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.96

#8E451C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#8E451C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E451C

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E451C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E451C	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)

#5A4F17

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B601A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C353D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e451c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 69, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.112 46.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b57a5b',
    500: '#8e451c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e451c;
$custom-light: #b57a5b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e451c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 21.579,
    "s": 67.059,
    "l": 33.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47606,
    "c": 0.11229,
    "h": 46.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10091
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E451C

secondary

#4993BD

accent

#ACEA3E

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F7EDE9

border

#D0C8C5

text

#120904

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E451C

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