#8E461B#8E461B

#8E461B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.112 H 48.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E461B
RGB	rgb(142, 70, 27)
HSL	hsl(22, 68%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(22, 81%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.7%, 81%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.22, 27.46, 38.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.22, 47.08, 54.32°)
OKLab	oklab(47.77% 0.0748 0.0832)
OKLCH	oklch(47.77% 0.112 48)
XYZ	xyz(13.5446, 10.2119, 2.2945)
Luminance	0.1021 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E461B #1B638E

analogous

#8E1B29 #8E461B #8E7F1B

triadic

#8E461B #1B8E46 #461B8E

tetradic

#8E461B #298E1B #1B638E #7F1B8E

square

#8E461B #298E1B #1B638E #7F1B8E

split-complementary

#8E461B #1B8E7F #1B298E

monochromatic

#271307 #5B2D11 #8E461B #C15F25 #DC7F47

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.90

#8E461B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#8E461B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E461B

6.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E461B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E461B	1.00	6.90	3.04	6.90
#FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A5015

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C601A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C363D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e461b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 70, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.112 48.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b57b5b',
    500: '#8e461b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e461b;
$custom-light: #b57b5b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e461b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 22.435,
    "s": 68.047,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47766,
    "c": 0.11187,
    "h": 48
  },
  "luminance": 0.1021
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E461B

secondary

#4791BE

accent

#AAEB3D

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F7EEE9

border

#D0C9C5

text

#120904

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E461B

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

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