#8B491F#8B491F

#8B491F is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.105 H 50.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B491F
RGB	rgb(139, 73, 31)
HSL	hsl(23, 64%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(23, 78%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 47.5%, 77.7%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.47, 24.65, 36.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.47, 43.93, 55.86°)
OKLab	oklab(47.88% 0.0673 0.0804)
OKLCH	oklch(47.88% 0.105 50.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.2785, 10.3545, 2.5954)
Luminance	0.1035 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B491F #1F618B

analogous

#8B1F2B #8B491F #8B7F1F

triadic

#8B491F #1F8B49 #491F8B

tetradic

#8B491F #2B8B1F #1F618B #7F1F8B

square

#8B491F #2B8B1F #1F618B #7F1F8B

split-complementary

#8B491F #1F8B7F #1F2B8B

monochromatic

#271409 #592F14 #8B491F #BD632A #D7834D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.84

#8B491F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#8B491F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B491F

6.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B491F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B491F	1.00	6.84	3.07	6.84
#FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C511A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C601E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#993B40

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b491f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 73, 31);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.105 50.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37c5d',
    500: '#8b491f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b491f;
$custom-light: #b37c5d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b491f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 31
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 23.333,
    "s": 63.529,
    "l": 33.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47876,
    "c": 0.10483,
    "h": 50.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10353
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B491F

secondary

#4C8FBA

accent

#A6E741

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EEE9

border

#D0C9C5

text

#120904

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B491F

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