#8E481B#8E481B

#8E481B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.110 H 49.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E481B
RGB	rgb(142, 72, 27)
HSL	hsl(23, 68%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(23, 81%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 49.3%, 81%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.67, 26.35, 38.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.67, 46.79, 55.73°)
OKLab	oklab(48.11% 0.0715 0.0841)
OKLCH	oklch(48.11% 0.11 49.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.6718, 10.4663, 2.3369)
Luminance	0.1047 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E481B #1B618E

analogous

#8E1B28 #8E481B #8E811B

triadic

#8E481B #1B8E48 #481B8E

tetradic

#8E481B #288E1B #1B618E #811B8E

square

#8E481B #288E1B #1B618E #811B8E

split-complementary

#8E481B #1B8E81 #1B288E

monochromatic

#271407 #5B2E11 #8E481B #C16225 #DC8247

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.79

#8E481B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#8E481B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E481B

6.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E481B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E481B	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)

#5C5115

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D611A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C393F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e481b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 72, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.110 49.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b57c5b',
    500: '#8e481b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e481b;
$custom-light: #b57c5b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e481b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 23.478,
    "s": 68.047,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48108,
    "c": 0.11037,
    "h": 49.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10465
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E481B

secondary

#478FBE

accent

#A7EB3D

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F7EEE9

border

#D0C9C5

text

#120904

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E481B

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

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