#8C481D#8C481D

#8C481D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.107 H 49.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C481D
RGB	rgb(140, 72, 29)
HSL	hsl(23, 66%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(23, 79%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 48.6%, 79.3%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.38, 25.56, 37.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.38, 45.23, 55.59°)
OKLab	oklab(47.83% 0.0696 0.0819)
OKLCH	oklch(47.83% 0.107 49.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.3556, 10.3005, 2.4470)
Luminance	0.1030 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C481D #1D618C

analogous

#8C1D2A #8C481D #8C7F1D

triadic

#8C481D #1D8C48 #481D8C

tetradic

#8C481D #2A8C1D #1D618C #7F1D8C

square

#8C481D #2A8C1D #1D618C #7F1D8C

split-complementary

#8C481D #1D8C7F #1D2A8C

monochromatic

#271408 #592E12 #8C481D #BF6228 #D9824A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.86

#8C481D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#8C481D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C481D

6.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C481D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C481D	1.00	6.86	3.06	6.86
#FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B5117

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C601C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A393F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c481d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 72, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.107 49.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37c5c',
    500: '#8c481d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c481d;
$custom-light: #b37c5c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c481d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 23.243,
    "s": 65.68,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47828,
    "c": 0.10746,
    "h": 49.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10299
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C481D

secondary

#498FBC

accent

#A7E93F

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EEE9

border

#D0C9C5

text

#120904

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C481D

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

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