#8C482E#8C482E

#8C482E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.100 H 41.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C482E
RGB	rgb(140, 72, 46)
HSL	hsl(17, 51%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(17, 67%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 48.6%, 67.1%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.57, 26.49, 28.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.57, 38.76, 46.88°)
OKLab	oklab(48.04% 0.0755 0.0659)
OKLCH	oklch(48.04% 0.1 41.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.6269, 10.4090, 3.8758)
Luminance	0.1041 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C482E #2E728C

analogous

#8C2E43 #8C482E #8C772E

triadic

#8C482E #2E8C48 #482E8C

tetradic

#8C482E #438C2E #2E728C #772E8C

square

#8C482E #438C2E #2E728C #772E8C

split-complementary

#8C482E #2E8C77 #2E438C

monochromatic

#301910 #5E301F #8C482E #BA603D #CD8367

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.82

#8C482E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#8C482E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C482E

6.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C482E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C482E	1.00	6.82	3.08	6.82
#FFFFFF	6.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A522B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B612D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#993B42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c482e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 72, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.100 41.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27c67',
    500: '#8c482e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c482e;
$custom-light: #b27c67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c482e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 16.596,
    "s": 50.538,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48035,
    "c": 0.10018,
    "h": 41.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10407
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C482E

secondary

#629DB4

accent

#B3DA4E

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEB

border

#D0C9C6

text

#120906

muted

#817B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C482E

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