#8A482B#8A482B

#8A482B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.099 H 43.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A482B
RGB	rgb(138, 72, 43)
HSL	hsl(18, 52%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(18, 69%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 47.8%, 68.8%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.22, 25.44, 29.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.22, 38.98, 49.26°)
OKLab	oklab(47.7% 0.0719 0.0683)
OKLCH	oklch(47.7% 0.099 43.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.2358, 10.2139, 3.5595)
Luminance	0.1021 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A482B #2B6D8A

analogous

#8A2B3D #8A482B #8A772B

triadic

#8A482B #2B8A48 #482B8A

tetradic

#8A482B #3D8A2B #2B6D8A #772B8A

square

#8A482B #3D8A2B #2B6D8A #772B8A

split-complementary

#8A482B #2B8A77 #2B3D8A

monochromatic

#2D170E #5B301C #8A482B #B9603A #CE8361

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.90

#8A482B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#8A482B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A482B

6.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A482B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A482B	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)

#5A5128

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A602A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#973B41

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a482b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 72, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.099 43.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17c65',
    500: '#8a482b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a482b;
$custom-light: #b17c65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a482b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 18.316,
    "s": 52.486,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47697,
    "c": 0.09913,
    "h": 43.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10212
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A482B

secondary

#5D99B4

accent

#B0DC4C

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEB

border

#D0C9C6

text

#110905

muted

#807B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A482B

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

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