#8E482A#8E482A

#8E482A is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.104 H 42.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E482A
RGB	rgb(142, 72, 42)
HSL	hsl(18, 54%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(18, 70%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 49.3%, 70.4%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.82, 27.09, 30.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.82, 41.13, 48.81°)
OKLab	oklab(48.27% 0.0763 0.071)
OKLCH	oklch(48.27% 0.104 42.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.8918, 10.5543, 3.4957)
Luminance	0.1055 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E482A #2A708E

analogous

#8E2A3E #8E482A #8E7A2A

triadic

#8E482A #2A8E48 #482A8E

tetradic

#8E482A #3E8E2A #2A708E #7A2A8E

square

#8E482A #3E8E2A #2A708E #7A2A8E

split-complementary

#8E482A #2A8E7A #2A3E8E

monochromatic

#30180E #5F301C #8E482A #BD6038 #D18362

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.75

#8E482A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#8E482A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E482A

6.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E482A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E482A	1.00	6.75	3.11	6.75
#FFFFFF	6.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B5227

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C6129

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C3A41

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e482a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 72, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.104 42.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47c65',
    500: '#8e482a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e482a;
$custom-light: #b47c65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e482a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 18,
    "s": 54.348,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48273,
    "c": 0.10423,
    "h": 42.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10553
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E482A

secondary

#5D9CB6

accent

#B1DE4A

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEB

border

#D0C9C6

text

#120905

muted

#817B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E482A

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