#8C491E#8C491E

#8C491E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.106 H 50.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C491E
RGB	rgb(140, 73, 30)
HSL	hsl(23, 65%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(23, 79%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 47.9%, 78.6%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.61, 25.04, 37.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.61, 44.72, 55.95°)
OKLab	oklab(48.01% 0.0682 0.0816)
OKLCH	oklch(48.01% 0.106 50.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.4333, 10.4358, 2.5349)
Luminance	0.1043 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8C491E #1E618C

analogous

#8C1E2A #8C491E #8C801E

triadic

#8C491E #1E8C49 #491E8C

tetradic

#8C491E #2A8C1E #1E618C #801E8C

square

#8C491E #2A8C1E #1E618C #801E8C

split-complementary

#8C491E #1E8C80 #1E2A8C

monochromatic

#271408 #5A2F13 #8C491E #BE6329 #D9834C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.80

#8C491E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#8C491E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C491E

6.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C491E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C491E	1.00	6.80	3.09	6.80
#FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5219

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C611D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A3B40

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c491e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 73, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.106 50.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37c5d',
    500: '#8c491e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c491e;
$custom-light: #b37c5d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c491e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 23.455,
    "s": 64.706,
    "l": 33.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48013,
    "c": 0.10633,
    "h": 50.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10434
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C491E

secondary

#4B8FBB

accent

#A6E840

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EEE9

border

#D0C9C5

text

#120904

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C491E

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