#8B481F#8B481F

#8B481F is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.106 H 49.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B481F
RGB	rgb(139, 72, 31)
HSL	hsl(23, 64%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(23, 78%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 48.2%, 77.7%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.24, 25.22, 36.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.24, 44.05, 55.08°)
OKLab	oklab(47.7% 0.069 0.0799)
OKLCH	oklch(47.7% 0.106 49.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.2134, 10.2242, 2.5737)
Luminance	0.1022 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B481F #1F628B

analogous

#8B1F2C #8B481F #8B7E1F

triadic

#8B481F #1F8B48 #481F8B

tetradic

#8B481F #2C8B1F #1F628B #7E1F8B

square

#8B481F #2C8B1F #1F628B #7E1F8B

split-complementary

#8B481F #1F8B7E #1F2C8B

monochromatic

#271409 #592E14 #8B481F #BD622A #D7824D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.90

#8B481F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#8B481F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B481F

6.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B481F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B481F	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)

#5B511A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B601E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#993A3F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b481f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 72, 31);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.106 49.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37c5d',
    500: '#8b481f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b481f;
$custom-light: #b37c5d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b481f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 31
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 22.778,
    "s": 63.529,
    "l": 33.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47699,
    "c": 0.10555,
    "h": 49.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10223
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B481F

secondary

#4C90BA

accent

#A8E741

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EEE9

border

#D0C9C5

text

#120904

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B481F

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