#8C491B#8C491B

#8C491B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.108 H 51.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C491B
RGB	rgb(140, 73, 27)
HSL	hsl(24, 68%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(24, 81%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 47.9%, 80.7%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.59, 24.92, 38.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.59, 45.85, 57.08°)
OKLab	oklab(47.99% 0.0673 0.0839)
OKLCH	oklch(47.99% 0.108 51.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.3968, 10.4212, 2.3427)
Luminance	0.1042 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C491B #1B5E8C

analogous

#8C1B25 #8C491B #8C821B

triadic

#8C491B #1B8C49 #491B8C

tetradic

#8C491B #258C1B #1B5E8C #821B8C

square

#8C491B #258C1B #1B5E8C #821B8C

split-complementary

#8C491B #1B8C82 #1B258C

monochromatic

#251307 #592E11 #8C491B #BF6425 #DB8346

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.81

#8C491B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#8C491B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C491B

6.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C491B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C491B	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)

#5C5215

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C611A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A3B40

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c491b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 73, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.108 51.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47c5b',
    500: '#8c491b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c491b;
$custom-light: #b47c5b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c491b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 24.425,
    "s": 67.665,
    "l": 32.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47985,
    "c": 0.10755,
    "h": 51.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1042
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C491B

secondary

#468CBD

accent

#A4EB3D

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EEE9

border

#D0C9C5

text

#120904

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C491B

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