#8C491D#8C491D

#8C491D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.107 H 50.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C491D
RGB	rgb(140, 73, 29)
HSL	hsl(24, 66%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(24, 79%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 47.9%, 79.3%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.60, 25.00, 37.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.60, 45.10, 56.34°)
OKLab	oklab(48% 0.0679 0.0824)
OKLCH	oklch(48% 0.107 50.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.4208, 10.4308, 2.4688)
Luminance	0.1043 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C491D #1D608C

analogous

#8C1D28 #8C491D #8C801D

triadic

#8C491D #1D8C49 #491D8C

tetradic

#8C491D #288C1D #1D608C #801D8C

square

#8C491D #288C1D #1D608C #801D8C

split-complementary

#8C491D #1D8C80 #1D288C

monochromatic

#271408 #592F12 #8C491D #BF6328 #D9834A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.81

#8C491D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#8C491D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C491D

6.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C491D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C491D	1.00	6.81	3.09	6.81
#FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5217

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C611C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A3B40

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c491d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 73, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.107 50.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37c5c',
    500: '#8c491d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c491d;
$custom-light: #b37c5c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c491d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 23.784,
    "s": 65.68,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48003,
    "c": 0.10674,
    "h": 50.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10429
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C491D

secondary

#498EBC

accent

#A5E93F

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EEE9

border

#D0C9C5

text

#120904

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C491D

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

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