#8B491C#8B491C

#8B491C is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.106 H 51.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B491C
RGB	rgb(139, 73, 28)
HSL	hsl(24, 66%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(24, 80%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 47.5%, 79.9%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.44, 24.52, 37.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.44, 45.07, 57.04°)
OKLab	oklab(47.85% 0.0664 0.0828)
OKLCH	oklch(47.85% 0.106 51.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.2408, 10.3394, 2.3968)
Luminance	0.1034 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B491C #1C5E8B

analogous

#8B1C27 #8B491C #8B801C

triadic

#8B491C #1C8B49 #491C8B

tetradic

#8B491C #278B1C #1C5E8B #801C8B

square

#8B491C #278B1C #1C5E8B #801C8B

split-complementary

#8B491C #1C8B80 #1C278B

monochromatic

#251307 #582E12 #8B491C #BE6426 #DA8347

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.85

#8B491C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#8B491C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B491C

6.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B491C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B491C	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)

#5C5116

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C601B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#993B40

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b491c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 73, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.106 51.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37c5b',
    500: '#8b491c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b491c;
$custom-light: #b37c5b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b491c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 24.324,
    "s": 66.467,
    "l": 32.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47847,
    "c": 0.10609,
    "h": 51.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10338
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B491C

secondary

#478CBC

accent

#A4E93E

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EEE9

border

#D0C9C5

text

#120904

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B491C

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

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