#8E491C#8E491C

#8E491C is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.109 H 50.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E491C
RGB	rgb(142, 73, 28)
HSL	hsl(24, 67%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(24, 80%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 48.6%, 80.3%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.90, 25.83, 38.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.90, 46.29, 56.09°)
OKLab	oklab(48.29% 0.0701 0.0838)
OKLCH	oklch(48.29% 0.109 50.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.7488, 10.6013, 2.4206)
Luminance	0.1060 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E491C #1C618E

analogous

#8E1C28 #8E491C #8E821C

triadic

#8E491C #1C8E49 #491C8E

tetradic

#8E491C #288E1C #1C618E #821C8E

square

#8E491C #288E1C #1C618E #821C8E

split-complementary

#8E491C #1C8E82 #1C288E

monochromatic

#281408 #5B2F12 #8E491C #C16326 #DB8349

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.73

#8E491C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#8E491C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E491C

6.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E491C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E491C	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)

#5D5216

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D621B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C3A40

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e491c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 73, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.109 50.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b57d5b',
    500: '#8e491c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e491c;
$custom-light: #b57d5b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e491c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 23.684,
    "s": 67.059,
    "l": 33.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4829,
    "c": 0.10927,
    "h": 50.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.106
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E491C

secondary

#498FBD

accent

#A6EA3E

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F7EEE9

border

#D0C9C5

text

#120904

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E491C

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

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