#8E491B#8E491B

#8E491B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.110 H 50.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E491B
RGB	rgb(142, 73, 27)
HSL	hsl(24, 68%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(24, 81%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 48.6%, 81%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.89, 25.79, 38.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.89, 46.66, 56.45°)
OKLab	oklab(48.28% 0.0698 0.0846)
OKLCH	oklch(48.28% 0.11 50.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.7370, 10.5966, 2.3586)
Luminance	0.1060 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E491B #1B608E

analogous

#8E1B26 #8E491B #8E821B

triadic

#8E491B #1B8E49 #491B8E

tetradic

#8E491B #268E1B #1B608E #821B8E

square

#8E491B #268E1B #1B608E #821B8E

split-complementary

#8E491B #1B8E82 #1B268E

monochromatic

#271407 #5B2F11 #8E491B #C16325 #DC8347

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.73

#8E491B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#8E491B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E491B

6.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E491B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E491B	1.00	6.73	3.12	6.73
#FFFFFF	6.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5215

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D621A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C3A40

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e491b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 73, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.110 50.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b57d5b',
    500: '#8e491b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e491b;
$custom-light: #b57d5b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e491b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 24,
    "s": 68.047,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48281,
    "c": 0.10966,
    "h": 50.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10595
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E491B

secondary

#478EBE

accent

#A5EB3D

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F7EEE9

border

#D0C9C5

text

#120904

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E491B

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

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