#512E16#512E16

#512E16 is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.038; OKLCH L 34.0% C 0.063 H 53.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512E16
RGB	rgb(81, 46, 22)
HSL	hsl(24, 57%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(24, 73%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 43.2%, 72.8%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.87, 13.56, 21.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.87, 25.78, 58.27°)
OKLab	oklab(34.01% 0.0376 0.0505)
OKLCH	oklch(34.01% 0.063 53.3)
XYZ	xyz(4.5155, 3.7617, 1.2472)
Luminance	0.0376 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512E16 #163951

analogous

#51161B #512E16 #514C16

triadic

#512E16 #16512E #2E1651

tetradic

#512E16 #1B5116 #163951 #4C1651

square

#512E16 #1B5116 #163951 #4C1651

split-complementary

#512E16 #16514C #161B51

monochromatic

#180E07 #211309 #512E16 #814923 #B16530

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.98

#512E16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.75

#512E16 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512E16

11.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512E16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512E16	1.00	11.98	1.75	11.98
#FFFFFF	11.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#383214

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#403A16

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#592729

Achromatopsia (no color)

#373737

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512e16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 46, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.0% 0.063 53.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#856754',
    500: '#512e16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512e16;
$custom-light: #856754;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512e16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 24.407,
    "s": 57.282,
    "l": 20.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3401,
    "c": 0.06295,
    "h": 53.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.03761
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512E16

secondary

#3A6988

accent

#A2E147

background

#F8F6F4

surface

#F0EBE7

border

#CBC6C3

text

#0B0602

muted

#7C7A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #512E16

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

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