#481C09#481C09

#481C09 is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 28.9% C 0.073 H 42.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481C09
RGB	rgb(72, 28, 9)
HSL	hsl(18, 78%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(18, 88%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.1%, 87.5%, 71.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.64, 19.69, 21.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.64, 28.94, 47.13°)
OKLab	oklab(28.88% 0.0545 0.0491)
OKLCH	oklch(28.88% 0.073 42)
XYZ	xyz(3.1374, 2.2284, 0.5233)
Luminance	0.0223 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#481C09 #093548

analogous

#480915 #481C09 #483B09

triadic

#481C09 #09481C #1C0948

tetradic

#481C09 #154809 #093548 #3B0948

square

#481C09 #154809 #093548 #3B0948

split-complementary

#481C09 #09483B #091548

monochromatic

#1B0B03 #1B0B03 #481C09 #7E3110 #B54617

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.53

#481C09 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.45

#481C09 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481C09

14.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481C09	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481C09	1.00	14.53	1.45	14.53
#FFFFFF	14.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#282307

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#332D08

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#501218

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481c09;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 28, 9);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.9% 0.073 42.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80594b',
    500: '#481c09',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481c09;
$custom-light: #80594b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481c09",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 28,
    "b": 9
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 18.095,
    "s": 77.778,
    "l": 15.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.2888,
    "c": 0.0734,
    "h": 42
  },
  "luminance": 0.02228
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481C09

secondary

#276985

accent

#BAF434

background

#F8F5F4

surface

#EFE9E7

border

#CAC5C3

text

#0B0301

muted

#7C7877

Preview Lab

Preview with #481C09

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

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