#8B482E#8B482E

#8B482E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.099 H 41.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B482E
RGB	rgb(139, 72, 46)
HSL	hsl(17, 50%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(17, 67%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 48.2%, 66.9%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.42, 26.06, 28.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.42, 38.31, 47.12°)
OKLab	oklab(47.89% 0.0742 0.0655)
OKLCH	oklch(47.89% 0.099 41.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.4591, 10.3225, 3.8679)
Luminance	0.1032 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B482E #2E718B

analogous

#8B2E43 #8B482E #8B772E

triadic

#8B482E #2E8B48 #482E8B

tetradic

#8B482E #438B2E #2E718B #772E8B

square

#8B482E #438B2E #2E718B #772E8B

split-complementary

#8B482E #2E8B77 #2E438B

monochromatic

#2F1810 #5D301F #8B482E #B9603D #CD8367

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.85

#8B482E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#8B482E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B482E

6.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B482E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B482E	1.00	6.85	3.06	6.85
#FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A512B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A602D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#983B42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b482e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 72, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.099 41.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27c67',
    500: '#8b482e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b482e;
$custom-light: #b27c67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b482e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 16.774,
    "s": 50.27,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47888,
    "c": 0.09898,
    "h": 41.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10321
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B482E

secondary

#619CB3

accent

#B3DA4E

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEB

border

#D0C9C6

text

#120906

muted

#817B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B482E

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

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