#512C16#512C16

#512C16 is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.036; OKLCH L 33.6% C 0.064 H 49.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512C16
RGB	rgb(81, 44, 22)
HSL	hsl(22, 57%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(22, 73%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 45.7%, 72.8%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.33, 14.83, 21.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.33, 25.97, 55.18°)
OKLab	oklab(33.6% 0.0414 0.0492)
OKLCH	oklch(33.6% 0.064 49.9)
XYZ	xyz(4.4392, 3.6091, 1.2217)
Luminance	0.0361 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512C16 #163B51

analogous

#51161D #512C16 #514A16

triadic

#512C16 #16512C #2C1651

tetradic

#512C16 #1D5116 #163B51 #4A1651

square

#512C16 #1D5116 #163B51 #4A1651

split-complementary

#512C16 #16514A #161D51

monochromatic

#180D07 #211209 #512C16 #814623 #B16030

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.20

#512C16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.72

#512C16 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512C16

12.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512C16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512C16	1.00	12.20	1.72	12.20
#FFFFFF	12.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#363014

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F3916

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#592527

Achromatopsia (no color)

#353535

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512c16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 44, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.6% 0.064 49.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#856554',
    500: '#512c16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512c16;
$custom-light: #856554;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512c16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 22.373,
    "s": 57.282,
    "l": 20.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33599,
    "c": 0.0643,
    "h": 49.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.03609
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512C16

secondary

#3A6B88

accent

#A7E147

background

#F8F6F4

surface

#F0EBE7

border

#CBC6C3

text

#0C0502

muted

#7D7A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #512C16

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

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