#8E491A#8E491A

#8E491A is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.110 H 50.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E491A
RGB	rgb(142, 73, 26)
HSL	hsl(24, 69%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(24, 82%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 48.6%, 81.7%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.88, 25.75, 39.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.88, 47.03, 56.80°)
OKLab	oklab(48.27% 0.0695 0.0853)
OKLCH	oklch(48.27% 0.11 50.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.7256, 10.5921, 2.2988)
Luminance	0.1059 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E491A #1A5F8E

analogous

#8E1A25 #8E491A #8E831A

triadic

#8E491A #1A8E49 #491A8E

tetradic

#8E491A #258E1A #1A5F8E #831A8E

square

#8E491A #258E1A #1A5F8E #831A8E

split-complementary

#8E491A #1A8E83 #1A258E

monochromatic

#271407 #5A2E11 #8E491A #C26423 #DD8345

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.74

#8E491A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#8E491A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E491A

6.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E491A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E491A	1.00	6.74	3.12	6.74
#FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5213

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D6219

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C3A3F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e491a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 73, 26);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.110 50.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b57d5a',
    500: '#8e491a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e491a;
$custom-light: #b57d5a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e491a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 26
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 24.31,
    "s": 69.048,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48272,
    "c": 0.11004,
    "h": 50.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1059
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E491A

secondary

#458DBE

accent

#A5EC3C

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F7EEE9

border

#D0C9C5

text

#120904

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E491A

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