#8C482F#8C482F

#8C482F is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.100 H 40.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C482F
RGB	rgb(140, 72, 47)
HSL	hsl(16, 50%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(16, 66%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 48.6%, 66.4%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.58, 26.56, 27.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.58, 38.39, 46.23°)
OKLab	oklab(48.05% 0.0758 0.0648)
OKLCH	oklch(48.05% 0.1 40.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.6468, 10.4169, 3.9808)
Luminance	0.1042 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8C482F #2F738C

analogous

#8C2F45 #8C482F #8C772F

triadic

#8C482F #2F8C48 #482F8C

tetradic

#8C482F #458C2F #2F738C #772F8C

square

#8C482F #458C2F #2F738C #772F8C

split-complementary

#8C482F #2F8C77 #2F458C

monochromatic

#301910 #5E3020 #8C482F #BA603E #CD8469

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.81

#8C482F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#8C482F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C482F

6.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C482F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C482F	1.00	6.81	3.08	6.81
#FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A522D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B612E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#993B42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c482f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 72, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.100 40.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27c68',
    500: '#8c482f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c482f;
$custom-light: #b27c68;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c482f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 16.129,
    "s": 49.733,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4805,
    "c": 0.09975,
    "h": 40.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10415
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C482F

secondary

#639EB4

accent

#B4D94F

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEB

border

#D0C9C6

text

#120906

muted

#817B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C482F

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

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