#8C482A#8C482A

#8C482A is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.102 H 43.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C482A
RGB	rgb(140, 72, 42)
HSL	hsl(18, 54%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(18, 70%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 48.6%, 70%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.51, 26.23, 30.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.51, 40.25, 49.32°)
OKLab	oklab(47.98% 0.0739 0.0701)
OKLCH	oklch(47.98% 0.102 43.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.5517, 10.3789, 3.4797)
Luminance	0.1038 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C482A #2A6E8C

analogous

#8C2A3D #8C482A #8C792A

triadic

#8C482A #2A8C48 #482A8C

tetradic

#8C482A #3D8C2A #2A6E8C #792A8C

square

#8C482A #3D8C2A #2A6E8C #792A8C

split-complementary

#8C482A #2A8C79 #2A3D8C

monochromatic

#2E180E #5D301C #8C482A #BB6038 #D08361

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.83

#8C482A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#8C482A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C482A

6.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C482A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C482A	1.00	6.83	3.08	6.83
#FFFFFF	6.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A5127

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B6029

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#993B41

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c482a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 72, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.102 43.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37c64',
    500: '#8c482a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c482a;
$custom-light: #b37c64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c482a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 18.367,
    "s": 53.846,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47977,
    "c": 0.1019,
    "h": 43.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10377
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C482A

secondary

#5C9AB5

accent

#B0DD4B

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEB

border

#D0C9C6

text

#120905

muted

#817B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C482A

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