#8E481D#8E481D

#8E481D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.110 H 48.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E481D
RGB	rgb(142, 72, 29)
HSL	hsl(23, 66%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(23, 80%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 49.3%, 79.6%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.68, 26.43, 37.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.68, 46.06, 54.98°)
OKLab	oklab(48.13% 0.072 0.0826)
OKLCH	oklch(48.13% 0.11 48.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.6958, 10.4759, 2.4630)
Luminance	0.1047 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E481D #1D638E

analogous

#8E1D2A #8E481D #8E801D

triadic

#8E481D #1D8E48 #481D8E

tetradic

#8E481D #2A8E1D #1D638E #801D8E

square

#8E481D #2A8E1D #1D638E #801D8E

split-complementary

#8E481D #1D8E80 #1D2A8E

monochromatic

#281408 #5B2E13 #8E481D #C16227 #DA824B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.79

#8E481D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#8E481D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E481D

6.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E481D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E481D	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)

#5C5117

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D611C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C393F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e481d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 72, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.110 48.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b57c5c',
    500: '#8e481d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e481d;
$custom-light: #b57c5c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e481d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 22.832,
    "s": 66.082,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48126,
    "c": 0.10961,
    "h": 48.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10474
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E481D

secondary

#4A91BD

accent

#A8E93F

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F7EEE9

border

#D0C9C5

text

#120904

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E481D

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

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