#512E12#512E12

#512E12 is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.037; OKLCH L 34.0% C 0.065 H 56.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512E12
RGB	rgb(81, 46, 18)
HSL	hsl(27, 64%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(27, 78%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 43.2%, 77.8%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.82, 13.29, 24.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.82, 27.64, 61.25°)
OKLab	oklab(33.96% 0.0361 0.0546)
OKLCH	oklch(33.96% 0.065 56.6)
XYZ	xyz(4.4799, 3.7474, 1.0596)
Luminance	0.0375 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512E12 #123551

analogous

#511216 #512E12 #514E12

triadic

#512E12 #12512E #2E1251

tetradic

#512E12 #165112 #123551 #4E1251

square

#512E12 #165112 #123551 #4E1251

split-complementary

#512E12 #12514E #121651

monochromatic

#190E06 #1F1207 #512E12 #834A1D #B56728

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.00

#512E12 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.75

#512E12 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512E12

12.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512E12	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512E12	1.00	12.00	1.75	12.00
#FFFFFF	12.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#38320F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#413A12

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#592728

Achromatopsia (no color)

#363636

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512e12;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 46, 18);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.0% 0.065 56.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#866751',
    500: '#512e12',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512e12;
$custom-light: #866751;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512e12",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 18
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 26.667,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 19.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33956,
    "c": 0.06546,
    "h": 56.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.03747
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512E12

secondary

#35648A

accent

#9DE741

background

#F8F6F4

surface

#F0EBE7

border

#CBC6C3

text

#0C0602

muted

#7D7A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #512E12

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

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