#512D16#512D16

#512D16 is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.037; OKLCH L 33.8% C 0.064 H 51.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512D16
RGB	rgb(81, 45, 22)
HSL	hsl(23, 57%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(23, 73%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 44.4%, 72.8%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.60, 14.19, 21.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.60, 25.87, 56.72°)
OKLab	oklab(33.8% 0.0395 0.0498)
OKLCH	oklch(33.8% 0.064 51.6)
XYZ	xyz(4.4769, 3.6845, 1.2343)
Luminance	0.0368 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512D16 #163A51

analogous

#51161C #512D16 #514B16

triadic

#512D16 #16512D #2D1651

tetradic

#512D16 #1C5116 #163A51 #4B1651

square

#512D16 #1C5116 #163A51 #4B1651

split-complementary

#512D16 #16514B #161C51

monochromatic

#180D07 #211209 #512D16 #814823 #B16230

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.09

#512D16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.74

#512D16 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512D16

12.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512D16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512D16	1.00	12.09	1.74	12.09
#FFFFFF	12.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#373114

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#403916

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#592628

Achromatopsia (no color)

#363636

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512d16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 45, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.8% 0.064 51.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#856654',
    500: '#512d16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512d16;
$custom-light: #856654;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512d16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 23.39,
    "s": 57.282,
    "l": 20.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33803,
    "c": 0.06359,
    "h": 51.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.03684
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512D16

secondary

#3A6A88

accent

#A5E147

background

#F8F6F4

surface

#F0EBE7

border

#CBC6C3

text

#0B0602

muted

#7C7A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #512D16

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

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