#8C481C#8C481C

#8C481C is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.108 H 50.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C481C
RGB	rgb(140, 72, 28)
HSL	hsl(24, 67%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(24, 80%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 48.6%, 80%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.37, 25.52, 37.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.37, 45.60, 55.97°)
OKLab	oklab(47.82% 0.0693 0.0826)
OKLCH	oklch(47.82% 0.108 50)
XYZ	xyz(13.3434, 10.2956, 2.3830)
Luminance	0.1029 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C481C #1C608C

analogous

#8C1C28 #8C481C #8C801C

triadic

#8C481C #1C8C48 #481C8C

tetradic

#8C481C #288C1C #1C608C #801C8C

square

#8C481C #288C1C #1C608C #801C8C

split-complementary

#8C481C #1C8C80 #1C288C

monochromatic

#261408 #592E12 #8C481C #BF6226 #DA8248

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.87

#8C481C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#8C481C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C481C

6.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C481C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C481C	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)

#5B5116

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C601B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A393F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c481c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 72, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.108 50.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47c5b',
    500: '#8c481c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c481c;
$custom-light: #b47c5b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c481c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 23.571,
    "s": 66.667,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47819,
    "c": 0.10786,
    "h": 50
  },
  "luminance": 0.10294
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C481C

secondary

#488EBC

accent

#A6EA3E

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EEE9

border

#D0C9C5

text

#120904

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C481C

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

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