#8E491F#8E491F

#8E491F is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.108 H 49.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E491F
RGB	rgb(142, 73, 31)
HSL	hsl(23, 64%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(23, 78%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 48.6%, 78.2%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.93, 25.96, 36.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.93, 45.17, 54.93°)
OKLab	oklab(48.32% 0.071 0.0815)
OKLCH	oklch(48.32% 0.108 49)
XYZ	xyz(13.7865, 10.6164, 2.6192)
Luminance	0.1061 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E491F #1F648E

analogous

#8E1F2C #8E491F #8E811F

triadic

#8E491F #1F8E49 #491F8E

tetradic

#8E491F #2C8E1F #1F648E #811F8E

square

#8E491F #2C8E1F #1F648E #811F8E

split-complementary

#8E491F #1F8E81 #1F2C8E

monochromatic

#2A1509 #5C2F14 #8E491F #C0632A #D9834F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.72

#8E491F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#8E491F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E491F

6.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E491F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E491F	1.00	6.72	3.12	6.72
#FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D521A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D621E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C3A40

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e491f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 73, 31);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.108 49.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b57d5d',
    500: '#8e491f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e491f;
$custom-light: #b57d5d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e491f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 31
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 22.703,
    "s": 64.162,
    "l": 33.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48318,
    "c": 0.10808,
    "h": 49
  },
  "luminance": 0.10615
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E491F

secondary

#4D92BB

accent

#A8E741

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F7EEE9

border

#D0C9C5

text

#120904

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E491F

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