#8E451D#8E451D

#8E451D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.112 H 46.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E451D
RGB	rgb(142, 69, 29)
HSL	hsl(21, 66%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(21, 80%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 51.4%, 79.6%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.02, 28.09, 37.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.02, 46.50, 52.84°)
OKLab	oklab(47.62% 0.077 0.0812)
OKLCH	oklch(47.62% 0.112 46.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.5065, 10.0974, 2.3999)
Luminance	0.1010 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E451D #1D668E

analogous

#8E1D2D #8E451D #8E7D1D

triadic

#8E451D #1D8E45 #451D8E

tetradic

#8E451D #2D8E1D #1D668E #7D1D8E

square

#8E451D #2D8E1D #1D668E #7D1D8E

split-complementary

#8E451D #1D8E7D #1D2D8E

monochromatic

#281408 #5B2C13 #8E451D #C15E27 #DA7E4B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.96

#8E451D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#8E451D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E451D

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E451D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E451D	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)

#5A4F18

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B601B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C353D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e451d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 69, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.112 46.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b57a5c',
    500: '#8e451d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e451d;
$custom-light: #b57a5c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e451d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 21.239,
    "s": 66.082,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47616,
    "c": 0.11193,
    "h": 46.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10096
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E451D

secondary

#4A94BD

accent

#ADE93F

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F7EDE9

border

#D0C8C5

text

#120904

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E451D

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

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