#8B481A#8B481A

#8B481A is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.108 H 51.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B481A
RGB	rgb(139, 72, 26)
HSL	hsl(24, 68%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(24, 81%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 48.2%, 81.3%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.20, 25.00, 38.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.20, 45.94, 57.02°)
OKLab	oklab(47.65% 0.0675 0.0838)
OKLCH	oklch(47.65% 0.108 51.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.1525, 10.1998, 2.2532)
Luminance	0.1020 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B481A #1A5D8B

analogous

#8B1A24 #8B481A #8B811A

triadic

#8B481A #1A8B48 #481A8B

tetradic

#8B481A #248B1A #1A5D8B #811A8B

square

#8B481A #248B1A #1A5D8B #811A8B

split-complementary

#8B481A #1A8B81 #1A248B

monochromatic

#241307 #572D10 #8B481A #BF6324 #DC8243

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.91

#8B481A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#8B481A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B481A

6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B481A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B481A	1.00	6.91	3.04	6.91
#FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B5113

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B6019

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#99393F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b481a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 72, 26);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.108 51.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37c5a',
    500: '#8b481a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b481a;
$custom-light: #b37c5a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b481a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 26
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 24.425,
    "s": 68.485,
    "l": 32.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47653,
    "c": 0.10759,
    "h": 51.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10198
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B481A

secondary

#448CBD

accent

#A4EB3C

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EEE9

border

#D0C9C5

text

#120904

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B481A

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

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