#8A481B#8A481B

#8A481B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.106 H 51.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A481B
RGB	rgb(138, 72, 27)
HSL	hsl(24, 67%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(24, 80%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 47.8%, 80.4%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.05, 24.61, 37.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.05, 45.16, 56.99°)
OKLab	oklab(47.51% 0.0666 0.0827)
OKLCH	oklch(47.51% 0.106 51.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.9976, 10.1187, 2.3053)
Luminance	0.1012 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A481B #1B5D8A

analogous

#8A1B26 #8A481B #8A7F1B

triadic

#8A481B #1B8A48 #481B8A

tetradic

#8A481B #268A1B #1B5D8A #7F1B8A

square

#8A481B #268A1B #1B5D8A #7F1B8A

split-complementary

#8A481B #1B8A7F #1B268A

monochromatic

#241307 #572D11 #8A481B #BD6325 #DB8245

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.95

#8A481B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#8A481B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A481B

6.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A481B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A481B	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)

#5B5015

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B5F1A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#983A3F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a481b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 72, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.106 51.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27c5b',
    500: '#8a481b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a481b;
$custom-light: #b27c5b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a481b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 24.324,
    "s": 67.273,
    "l": 32.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47514,
    "c": 0.10613,
    "h": 51.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10117
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A481B

secondary

#458CBC

accent

#A4EA3E

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EEE9

border

#D0C9C5

text

#120904

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A481B

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

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