#8A491E#8A491E

#8A491E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.104 H 50.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A491E
RGB	rgb(138, 73, 30)
HSL	hsl(24, 64%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(24, 78%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 47.1%, 78.3%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.31, 24.17, 36.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.31, 43.90, 56.60°)
OKLab	oklab(47.72% 0.0657 0.0808)
OKLCH	oklch(47.72% 0.104 50.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.0993, 10.2636, 2.5193)
Luminance	0.1026 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A491E #1E5F8A

analogous

#8A1E29 #8A491E #8A7F1E

triadic

#8A491E #1E8A49 #491E8A

tetradic

#8A491E #298A1E #1E5F8A #7F1E8A

square

#8A491E #298A1E #1E5F8A #7F1E8A

split-complementary

#8A491E #1E8A7F #1E298A

monochromatic

#251408 #582E13 #8A491E #BC6429 #D8834B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.88

#8A491E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#8A491E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A491E

6.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A491E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A491E	1.00	6.88	3.05	6.88
#FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5119

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B601D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#973B40

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a491e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 73, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.104 50.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27c5d',
    500: '#8a491e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a491e;
$custom-light: #b27c5d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a491e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 23.889,
    "s": 64.286,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47719,
    "c": 0.1042,
    "h": 50.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10262
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A491E

secondary

#4A8DBA

accent

#A5E741

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EEE9

border

#D0C9C5

text

#120904

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A491E

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