#8C481E#8C481E

#8C481E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.107 H 49.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C481E
RGB	rgb(140, 72, 30)
HSL	hsl(23, 65%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(23, 79%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 48.6%, 78.6%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.39, 25.61, 36.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.39, 44.85, 55.19°)
OKLab	oklab(47.84% 0.0699 0.0811)
OKLCH	oklch(47.84% 0.107 49.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.3682, 10.3055, 2.5132)
Luminance	0.1030 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C481E #1E628C

analogous

#8C1E2B #8C481E #8C7F1E

triadic

#8C481E #1E8C48 #481E8C

tetradic

#8C481E #2B8C1E #1E628C #7F1E8C

square

#8C481E #2B8C1E #1E628C #7F1E8C

split-complementary

#8C481E #1E8C7F #1E2B8C

monochromatic

#271408 #5A2E13 #8C481E #BE6229 #D9824C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.86

#8C481E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#8C481E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C481E

6.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C481E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C481E	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)

#5B5119

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C601D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A3A3F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c481e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 72, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.107 49.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37c5c',
    500: '#8c481e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c481e;
$custom-light: #b37c5c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c481e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 22.909,
    "s": 64.706,
    "l": 33.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47838,
    "c": 0.10705,
    "h": 49.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10304
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C481E

secondary

#4B90BB

accent

#A8E840

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EEE9

border

#D0C9C5

text

#120904

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C481E

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