#8A482E#8A482E

#8A482E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.098 H 41.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A482E
RGB	rgb(138, 72, 46)
HSL	hsl(17, 50%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(17, 67%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 47.8%, 66.7%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.26, 25.64, 27.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.26, 37.86, 47.37°)
OKLab	oklab(47.74% 0.073 0.065)
OKLCH	oklch(47.74% 0.098 41.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.2928, 10.2367, 3.8601)
Luminance	0.1023 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A482E #2E708A

analogous

#8A2E42 #8A482E #8A762E

triadic

#8A482E #2E8A48 #482E8A

tetradic

#8A482E #428A2E #2E708A #762E8A

square

#8A482E #428A2E #2E708A #762E8A

split-complementary

#8A482E #2E8A76 #2E428A

monochromatic

#2E180F #5C301F #8A482E #B8603D #CC8366

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.89

#8A482E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#8A482E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A482E

6.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A482E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A482E	1.00	6.89	3.05	6.89
#FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A512B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A602D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#973B42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a482e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 72, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.098 41.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17c67',
    500: '#8a482e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a482e;
$custom-light: #b17c67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a482e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 16.957,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47741,
    "c": 0.09779,
    "h": 41.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10235
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A482E

secondary

#619CB3

accent

#B2DA4E

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEB

border

#D0C9C6

text

#110906

muted

#807B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A482E

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

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