#8B482C#8B482C

#8B482C is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.100 H 42.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B482C
RGB	rgb(139, 72, 44)
HSL	hsl(18, 52%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(18, 68%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 48.2%, 68.3%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.39, 25.93, 29.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.39, 39.05, 48.39°)
OKLab	oklab(47.86% 0.0735 0.0676)
OKLCH	oklch(47.86% 0.1 42.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.4206, 10.3071, 3.6651)
Luminance	0.1031 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B482C #2C6F8B

analogous

#8B2C3F #8B482C #8B772C

triadic

#8B482C #2C8B48 #482C8B

tetradic

#8B482C #3F8B2C #2C6F8B #772C8B

square

#8B482C #3F8B2C #2C6F8B #772C8B

split-complementary

#8B482C #2C8B77 #2C3F8B

monochromatic

#2E180F #5D301D #8B482C #B9603B #CE8364

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.86

#8B482C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#8B482C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B482C

6.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B482C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B482C	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)

#5A5129

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A602B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#983B42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b482c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 72, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.100 42.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27c66',
    500: '#8b482c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b482c;
$custom-light: #b27c66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b482c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 17.684,
    "s": 51.913,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47858,
    "c": 0.09986,
    "h": 42.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10306
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B482C

secondary

#5F9BB4

accent

#B1DB4C

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEB

border

#D0C9C6

text

#120906

muted

#817B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B482C

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