#8C491F#8C491F

#8C491F is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.106 H 49.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C491F
RGB	rgb(140, 73, 31)
HSL	hsl(23, 64%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(23, 78%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 47.9%, 77.9%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.62, 25.09, 36.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.62, 44.34, 55.54°)
OKLab	oklab(48.02% 0.0685 0.0808)
OKLCH	oklch(48.02% 0.106 49.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.4463, 10.4410, 2.6033)
Luminance	0.1044 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8C491F #1F628C

analogous

#8C1F2B #8C491F #8C7F1F

triadic

#8C491F #1F8C49 #491F8C

tetradic

#8C491F #2B8C1F #1F628C #7F1F8C

square

#8C491F #2B8C1F #1F628C #7F1F8C

split-complementary

#8C491F #1F8C7F #1F2B8C

monochromatic

#281509 #5A2F14 #8C491F #BE632A #D8834E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.80

#8C491F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#8C491F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C491F

6.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C491F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C491F	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)

#5C521A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C611E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A3B40

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c491f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 73, 31);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.106 49.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37d5d',
    500: '#8c491f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c491f;
$custom-light: #b37d5d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c491f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 31
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 23.119,
    "s": 63.743,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48023,
    "c": 0.10591,
    "h": 49.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10439
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C491F

secondary

#4C90BB

accent

#A7E741

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EEE9

border

#D0C9C5

text

#120904

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C491F

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