#8E451E#8E451E

#8E451E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.112 H 46.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E451E
RGB	rgb(142, 69, 30)
HSL	hsl(21, 65%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(21, 79%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 51.4%, 78.9%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.03, 28.13, 36.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.03, 46.13, 52.42°)
OKLab	oklab(47.63% 0.0774 0.0804)
OKLCH	oklch(47.63% 0.112 46.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.5191, 10.1024, 2.4661)
Luminance	0.1010 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E451E #1E678E

analogous

#8E1E2F #8E451E #8E7D1E

triadic

#8E451E #1E8E45 #451E8E

tetradic

#8E451E #2F8E1E #1E678E #7D1E8E

square

#8E451E #2F8E1E #1E678E #7D1E8E

split-complementary

#8E451E #1E8E7D #1E2F8E

monochromatic

#291409 #5B2C13 #8E451E #C15E29 #D97E4D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.95

#8E451E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#8E451E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E451E

6.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E451E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E451E	1.00	6.95	3.02	6.95
#FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A4F19

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B601C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C353D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e451e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 69, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.112 46.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b57a5c',
    500: '#8e451e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e451e;
$custom-light: #b57a5c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e451e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 20.893,
    "s": 65.116,
    "l": 33.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47625,
    "c": 0.11156,
    "h": 46.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10101
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E451E

secondary

#4C95BC

accent

#ADE840

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F7EDE9

border

#D0C8C5

text

#120904

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E451E

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

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