#8E491D#8E491D

#8E491D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.109 H 49.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E491D
RGB	rgb(142, 73, 29)
HSL	hsl(23, 66%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(23, 80%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 48.6%, 79.6%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.91, 25.87, 37.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.91, 45.92, 55.71°)
OKLab	oklab(48.3% 0.0704 0.0831)
OKLCH	oklch(48.3% 0.109 49.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.7609, 10.6062, 2.4847)
Luminance	0.1061 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E491D #1D628E

analogous

#8E1D29 #8E491D #8E811D

triadic

#8E491D #1D8E49 #491D8E

tetradic

#8E491D #298E1D #1D628E #811D8E

square

#8E491D #298E1D #1D628E #811D8E

split-complementary

#8E491D #1D8E81 #1D298E

monochromatic

#281508 #5B2F13 #8E491D #C16327 #DA834B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.73

#8E491D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#8E491D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E491D

6.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E491D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E491D	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)

#5D5217

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D621C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C3A40

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e491d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 73, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.109 49.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b57d5c',
    500: '#8e491d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e491d;
$custom-light: #b57d5c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e491d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 23.363,
    "s": 66.082,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48299,
    "c": 0.10888,
    "h": 49.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10605
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E491D

secondary

#4A90BD

accent

#A7E93F

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F7EEE9

border

#D0C9C5

text

#120904

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E491D

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