#8E471B#8E471B

#8E471B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.111 H 48.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E471B
RGB	rgb(142, 71, 27)
HSL	hsl(23, 68%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(23, 81%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50%, 81%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.44, 26.90, 38.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.44, 46.93, 55.02°)
OKLab	oklab(47.94% 0.0731 0.0837)
OKLCH	oklch(47.94% 0.111 48.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.6077, 10.3380, 2.3155)
Luminance	0.1034 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E471B #1B628E

analogous

#8E1B28 #8E471B #8E801B

triadic

#8E471B #1B8E47 #471B8E

tetradic

#8E471B #288E1B #1B628E #801B8E

square

#8E471B #288E1B #1B628E #801B8E

split-complementary

#8E471B #1B8E80 #1B288E

monochromatic

#271407 #5B2D11 #8E471B #C16125 #DC8047

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.85

#8E471B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#8E471B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E471B

6.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E471B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E471B	1.00	6.85	3.07	6.85
#FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B5115

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C611A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C383E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e471b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 71, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.111 48.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b57b5b',
    500: '#8e471b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e471b;
$custom-light: #b57b5b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e471b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 22.957,
    "s": 68.047,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47936,
    "c": 0.11112,
    "h": 48.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10336
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E471B

secondary

#4790BE

accent

#A8EB3D

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F7EEE9

border

#D0C9C5

text

#120904

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E471B

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