#8B481E#8B481E

#8B481E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.106 H 49.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B481E
RGB	rgb(139, 72, 30)
HSL	hsl(23, 64%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(23, 78%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 48.2%, 78.4%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.23, 25.17, 36.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.23, 44.44, 55.50°)
OKLab	oklab(47.69% 0.0687 0.0807)
OKLCH	oklch(47.69% 0.106 49.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.2004, 10.2190, 2.5054)
Luminance	0.1022 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B481E #1E618B

analogous

#8B1E2B #8B481E #8B7E1E

triadic

#8B481E #1E8B48 #481E8B

tetradic

#8B481E #2B8B1E #1E618B #7E1E8B

square

#8B481E #2B8B1E #1E618B #7E1E8B

split-complementary

#8B481E #1E8B7E #1E2B8B

monochromatic

#261408 #592E13 #8B481E #BD6229 #D8824B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.90

#8B481E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#8B481E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B481E

6.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B481E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B481E	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)

#5B5119

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B601D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#993A3F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b481e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 72, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.106 49.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37c5c',
    500: '#8b481e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b481e;
$custom-light: #b37c5c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b481e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 23.119,
    "s": 64.497,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4769,
    "c": 0.10597,
    "h": 49.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10217
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B481E

secondary

#4A8FBB

accent

#A7E740

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EEE9

border

#D0C9C5

text

#120904

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B481E

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