#8C481A#8C481A

#8C481A is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.109 H 50.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C481A
RGB	rgb(140, 72, 26)
HSL	hsl(24, 69%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(24, 81%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 48.6%, 81.4%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.35, 25.44, 38.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.35, 46.34, 56.70°)
OKLab	oklab(47.8% 0.0688 0.0841)
OKLCH	oklch(47.8% 0.109 50.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.3203, 10.2863, 2.2611)
Luminance	0.1028 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C481A #1A5E8C

analogous

#8C1A25 #8C481A #8C811A

triadic

#8C481A #1A8C48 #481A8C

tetradic

#8C481A #258C1A #1A5E8C #811A8C

square

#8C481A #258C1A #1A5E8C #811A8C

split-complementary

#8C481A #1A8C81 #1A258C

monochromatic

#251307 #582D10 #8C481A #C06324 #DC8244

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.87

#8C481A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#8C481A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C481A

6.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C481A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C481A	1.00	6.87	3.06	6.87
#FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5113

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C6019

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A393F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c481a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 72, 26);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.109 50.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47c5a',
    500: '#8c481a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c481a;
$custom-light: #b47c5a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c481a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 26
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 24.211,
    "s": 68.675,
    "l": 32.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47801,
    "c": 0.10864,
    "h": 50.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10285
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C481A

secondary

#448DBE

accent

#A5EC3C

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F7EEE9

border

#D0C9C5

text

#120904

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C481A

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

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