#8B482F#8B482F

#8B482F is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.099 H 40.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B482F
RGB	rgb(139, 72, 47)
HSL	hsl(16, 49%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(16, 66%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 48.2%, 66.2%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.43, 26.13, 27.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.43, 37.94, 46.47°)
OKLab	oklab(47.9% 0.0746 0.0644)
OKLCH	oklch(47.9% 0.099 40.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.4790, 10.3304, 3.9729)
Luminance	0.1033 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B482F #2F728B

analogous

#8B2F44 #8B482F #8B762F

triadic

#8B482F #2F8B48 #482F8B

tetradic

#8B482F #448B2F #2F728B #762F8B

square

#8B482F #448B2F #2F728B #762F8B

split-complementary

#8B482F #2F8B76 #2F448B

monochromatic

#301910 #5D3020 #8B482F #B9603E #CC8368

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.85

#8B482F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#8B482F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B482F

6.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B482F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B482F	1.00	6.85	3.07	6.85
#FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A522D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A602E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#983B42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b482f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 72, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.099 40.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27c68',
    500: '#8b482f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b482f;
$custom-light: #b27c68;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b482f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 16.304,
    "s": 49.462,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47903,
    "c": 0.09856,
    "h": 40.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10329
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B482F

secondary

#639DB3

accent

#B3D94F

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEB

border

#D0C9C6

text

#110906

muted

#807B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B482F

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

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