#8C481F#8C481F

#8C481F is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.107 H 48.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C481F
RGB	rgb(140, 72, 31)
HSL	hsl(23, 64%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(23, 78%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 48.6%, 77.9%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.39, 25.65, 36.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.39, 44.47, 54.77°)
OKLab	oklab(47.85% 0.0702 0.0803)
OKLCH	oklch(47.85% 0.107 48.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.3811, 10.3107, 2.5816)
Luminance	0.1031 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C481F #1F638C

analogous

#8C1F2C #8C481F #8C7E1F

triadic

#8C481F #1F8C48 #481F8C

tetradic

#8C481F #2C8C1F #1F638C #7E1F8C

square

#8C481F #2C8C1F #1F638C #7E1F8C

split-complementary

#8C481F #1F8C7E #1F2C8C

monochromatic

#281409 #5A2E14 #8C481F #BE622A #D8824E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.86

#8C481F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#8C481F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C481F

6.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C481F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C481F	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)

#5B511A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C601E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A3A3F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c481f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 72, 31);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.107 48.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37c5d',
    500: '#8c481f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c481f;
$custom-light: #b37c5d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c481f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 31
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 22.569,
    "s": 63.743,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47848,
    "c": 0.10664,
    "h": 48.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10309
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C481F

secondary

#4C91BB

accent

#A8E741

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EEE9

border

#D0C9C5

text

#120904

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

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