#8B462E#8B462E

#8B462E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.101 H 39.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B462E
RGB	rgb(139, 70, 46)
HSL	hsl(15, 50%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(15, 67%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 49.6%, 66.9%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.96, 27.18, 27.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.96, 38.69, 45.37°)
OKLab	oklab(47.54% 0.0777 0.0643)
OKLCH	oklch(47.54% 0.101 39.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.3319, 10.0681, 3.8255)
Luminance	0.1007 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B462E #2E738B

analogous

#8B2E45 #8B462E #8B752E

triadic

#8B462E #2E8B46 #462E8B

tetradic

#8B462E #458B2E #2E738B #752E8B

square

#8B462E #458B2E #2E738B #752E8B

split-complementary

#8B462E #2E8B75 #2E458B

monochromatic

#2F1810 #5D2F1F #8B462E #B95D3D #CD8167

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.97

#8B462E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#8B462E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B462E

6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B462E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B462E	1.00	6.97	3.01	6.97
#FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#58502C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#695F2D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#983940

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b462e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 70, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.101 39.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27b67',
    500: '#8b462e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b462e;
$custom-light: #b27b67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b462e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 15.484,
    "s": 50.27,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47543,
    "c": 0.10083,
    "h": 39.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10067
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B462E

secondary

#619EB3

accent

#B6DA4E

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEB

border

#D0C9C6

text

#120906

muted

#817B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B462E

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