#512B16#512B16

#512B16 is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.035; OKLCH L 33.4% C 0.065 H 48.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512B16
RGB	rgb(81, 43, 22)
HSL	hsl(21, 57%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(21, 73%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 46.9%, 72.8%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.07, 15.46, 21.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.07, 26.09, 53.66°)
OKLab	oklab(33.4% 0.0433 0.0485)
OKLCH	oklch(33.4% 0.065 48.2)
XYZ	xyz(4.4024, 3.5355, 1.2095)
Luminance	0.0353 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512B16 #163C51

analogous

#51161E #512B16 #514816

triadic

#512B16 #16512B #2B1651

tetradic

#512B16 #1E5116 #163C51 #481651

square

#512B16 #1E5116 #163C51 #481651

split-complementary

#512B16 #165148 #161E51

monochromatic

#180D07 #211109 #512B16 #814523 #B15E30

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.30

#512B16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.71

#512B16 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512B16

12.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512B16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512B16	1.00	12.30	1.71	12.30
#FFFFFF	12.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#363014

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F3816

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#592326

Achromatopsia (no color)

#353535

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512b16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 43, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.4% 0.065 48.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#856454',
    500: '#512b16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512b16;
$custom-light: #856454;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512b16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 21.356,
    "s": 57.282,
    "l": 20.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33397,
    "c": 0.06505,
    "h": 48.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.03535
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512B16

secondary

#3A6D88

accent

#AAE147

background

#F8F6F4

surface

#F0EBE7

border

#CBC6C3

text

#0C0502

muted

#7D7A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #512B16

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

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