#8B481C#8B481C

#8B481C is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.107 H 50.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B481C
RGB	rgb(139, 72, 28)
HSL	hsl(24, 66%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(24, 80%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 48.2%, 79.9%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.22, 25.08, 37.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.22, 45.19, 56.29°)
OKLab	oklab(47.67% 0.0681 0.0823)
OKLCH	oklch(47.67% 0.107 50.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.1757, 10.2091, 2.3751)
Luminance	0.1021 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B481C #1C5F8B

analogous

#8B1C27 #8B481C #8B7F1C

triadic

#8B481C #1C8B48 #481C8B

tetradic

#8B481C #278B1C #1C5F8B #7F1C8B

square

#8B481C #278B1C #1C5F8B #7F1C8B

split-complementary

#8B481C #1C8B7F #1C278B

monochromatic

#251307 #582E12 #8B481C #BE6226 #DA8247

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.90

#8B481C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#8B481C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B481C

6.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B481C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B481C	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)

#5B5116

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B601B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#993A3F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b481c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 72, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.107 50.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37c5b',
    500: '#8b481c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b481c;
$custom-light: #b37c5b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b481c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 23.784,
    "s": 66.467,
    "l": 32.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47671,
    "c": 0.10679,
    "h": 50.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10208
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B481C

secondary

#478EBC

accent

#A6E93E

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EEE9

border

#D0C9C5

text

#120904

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B481C

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