#8B482D#8B482D

#8B482D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.099 H 42.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B482D
RGB	rgb(139, 72, 45)
HSL	hsl(17, 51%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(17, 68%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 48.2%, 67.6%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.40, 26.00, 28.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.40, 38.68, 47.76°)
OKLab	oklab(47.87% 0.0739 0.0666)
OKLCH	oklch(47.87% 0.099 42)
XYZ	xyz(13.4396, 10.3147, 3.7653)
Luminance	0.1031 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B482D #2D708B

analogous

#8B2D41 #8B482D #8B772D

triadic

#8B482D #2D8B48 #482D8B

tetradic

#8B482D #418B2D #2D708B #772D8B

square

#8B482D #418B2D #2D708B #772D8B

split-complementary

#8B482D #2D8B77 #2D418B

monochromatic

#2F180F #5D301E #8B482D #B9603C #CD8365

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.86

#8B482D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#8B482D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B482D

6.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B482D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B482D	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)

#5A512A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A602C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#983B42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b482d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 72, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.099 42.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27c67',
    500: '#8b482d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b482d;
$custom-light: #b27c67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b482d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 17.234,
    "s": 51.087,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47873,
    "c": 0.09943,
    "h": 42
  },
  "luminance": 0.10313
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B482D

secondary

#609CB4

accent

#B2DB4D

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEB

border

#D0C9C6

text

#120906

muted

#817B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B482D

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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