#8E481A#8E481A

#8E481A is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.111 H 50.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E481A
RGB	rgb(142, 72, 26)
HSL	hsl(24, 69%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(24, 82%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 49.3%, 81.7%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.66, 26.31, 39.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.66, 47.16, 56.09°)
OKLab	oklab(48.1% 0.0712 0.0848)
OKLCH	oklch(48.1% 0.111 50)
XYZ	xyz(13.6605, 10.4617, 2.2770)
Luminance	0.1046 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E481A #1A608E

analogous

#8E1A26 #8E481A #8E821A

triadic

#8E481A #1A8E48 #481A8E

tetradic

#8E481A #268E1A #1A608E #821A8E

square

#8E481A #268E1A #1A608E #821A8E

split-complementary

#8E481A #1A8E82 #1A268E

monochromatic

#271407 #5A2E11 #8E481A #C26223 #DD8245

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.79

#8E481A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#8E481A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E481A

6.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E481A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E481A	1.00	6.79	3.09	6.79
#FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5113

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D6119

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C393F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e481a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 72, 26);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.111 50.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b57c5a',
    500: '#8e481a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e481a;
$custom-light: #b57c5a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e481a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 26
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 23.793,
    "s": 69.048,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48099,
    "c": 0.11075,
    "h": 50
  },
  "luminance": 0.1046
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E481A

secondary

#458EBE

accent

#A6EC3C

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F7EEE9

border

#D0C9C5

text

#120904

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E481A

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

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