#8B482B#8B482B

#8B482B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.100 H 43.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B482B
RGB	rgb(139, 72, 43)
HSL	hsl(18, 53%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(18, 69%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 48.2%, 69.1%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.37, 25.87, 29.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.37, 39.43, 48.99°)
OKLab	oklab(47.84% 0.0731 0.0687)
OKLCH	oklch(47.84% 0.1 43.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.4020, 10.2996, 3.5673)
Luminance	0.1030 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B482B #2B6E8B

analogous

#8B2B3E #8B482B #8B782B

triadic

#8B482B #2B8B48 #482B8B

tetradic

#8B482B #3E8B2B #2B6E8B #782B8B

square

#8B482B #3E8B2B #2B6E8B #782B8B

split-complementary

#8B482B #2B8B78 #2B3E8B

monochromatic

#2E180E #5C301D #8B482B #BA6039 #CE8362

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.86

#8B482B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#8B482B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B482B

6.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B482B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B482B	1.00	6.86	3.06	6.86
#FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A5128

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A602A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#983B41

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b482b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 72, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.100 43.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27c65',
    500: '#8b482b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b482b;
$custom-light: #b27c65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b482b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 18.125,
    "s": 52.747,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47844,
    "c": 0.1003,
    "h": 43.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10298
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B482B

secondary

#5D9AB5

accent

#B1DC4C

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEB

border

#D0C9C6

text

#120905

muted

#817B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B482B

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