#8E482B#8E482B

#8E482B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.104 H 42.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E482B
RGB	rgb(142, 72, 43)
HSL	hsl(18, 54%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(18, 70%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 49.3%, 69.7%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.83, 27.15, 30.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.83, 40.76, 48.23°)
OKLab	oklab(48.29% 0.0767 0.07)
OKLCH	oklch(48.29% 0.104 42.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.9100, 10.5615, 3.5911)
Luminance	0.1056 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E482B #2B718E

analogous

#8E2B40 #8E482B #8E7A2B

triadic

#8E482B #2B8E48 #482B8E

tetradic

#8E482B #408E2B #2B718E #7A2B8E

square

#8E482B #408E2B #2B718E #7A2B8E

split-complementary

#8E482B #2B8E7A #2B408E

monochromatic

#30180F #5F301D #8E482B #BD6039 #D08363

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.75

#8E482B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#8E482B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E482B

6.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E482B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E482B	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)

#5B5228

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C612A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C3A41

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e482b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 72, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.104 42.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47c65',
    500: '#8e482b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e482b;
$custom-light: #b47c65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e482b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 17.576,
    "s": 53.514,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48287,
    "c": 0.10381,
    "h": 42.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1056
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E482B

secondary

#5F9CB6

accent

#B2DD4B

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEB

border

#D0C9C6

text

#120906

muted

#817B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E482B

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