#8B491B#8B491B

#8B491B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.106 H 51.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B491B
RGB	rgb(139, 73, 27)
HSL	hsl(25, 67%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(25, 81%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 47.5%, 80.6%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.44, 24.48, 38.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.44, 45.45, 57.41°)
OKLab	oklab(47.84% 0.0661 0.0835)
OKLCH	oklch(47.84% 0.107 51.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.2291, 10.3347, 2.3348)
Luminance	0.1033 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B491B #1B5D8B

analogous

#8B1B25 #8B491B #8B811B

triadic

#8B491B #1B8B49 #491B8B

tetradic

#8B491B #258B1B #1B5D8B #811B8B

square

#8B491B #258B1B #1B5D8B #811B8B

split-complementary

#8B491B #1B8B81 #1B258B

monochromatic

#251307 #582E11 #8B491B #BE6425 #DB8345

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.85

#8B491B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#8B491B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B491B

6.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B491B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B491B	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)

#5C5115

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C601A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#993B40

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b491b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 73, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.106 51.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37c5b',
    500: '#8b491b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b491b;
$custom-light: #b37c5b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b491b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 24.643,
    "s": 67.47,
    "l": 32.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47838,
    "c": 0.1065,
    "h": 51.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10333
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B491B

secondary

#458CBC

accent

#A3EA3D

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EEE9

border

#D0C9C5

text

#120904

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B491B

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

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