#8C491C#8C491C

#8C491C is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.107 H 50.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C491C
RGB	rgb(140, 73, 28)
HSL	hsl(24, 67%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(24, 80%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 47.9%, 80%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.60, 24.96, 38.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.60, 45.48, 56.72°)
OKLab	oklab(47.99% 0.0676 0.0831)
OKLCH	oklch(47.99% 0.107 50.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.4086, 10.4259, 2.4047)
Luminance	0.1042 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C491C #1C5F8C

analogous

#8C1C27 #8C491C #8C811C

triadic

#8C491C #1C8C49 #491C8C

tetradic

#8C491C #278C1C #1C5F8C #811C8C

square

#8C491C #278C1C #1C5F8C #811C8C

split-complementary

#8C491C #1C8C81 #1C278C

monochromatic

#261408 #592E12 #8C491C #BF6426 #DA8348

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.81

#8C491C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#8C491C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C491C

6.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C491C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C491C	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)

#5C5216

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C611B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A3B40

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c491c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 73, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.107 50.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37c5b',
    500: '#8c491c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c491c;
$custom-light: #b37c5b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c491c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 24.107,
    "s": 66.667,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47994,
    "c": 0.10716,
    "h": 50.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10424
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C491C

secondary

#488DBC

accent

#A5EA3E

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EEE9

border

#D0C9C5

text

#120904

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C491C

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