#8A462B#8A462B

#8A462B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.101 H 41.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A462B
RGB	rgb(138, 70, 43)
HSL	hsl(17, 52%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(17, 69%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 49.3%, 68.8%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.77, 26.57, 29.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.77, 39.34, 47.52°)
OKLab	oklab(47.35% 0.0753 0.0671)
OKLCH	oklch(47.35% 0.101 41.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.1086, 9.9595, 3.5171)
Luminance	0.0996 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A462B #2B6F8A

analogous

#8A2B3F #8A462B #8A752B

triadic

#8A462B #2B8A46 #462B8A

tetradic

#8A462B #3F8A2B #2B6F8A #752B8A

square

#8A462B #3F8A2B #2B6F8A #752B8A

split-complementary

#8A462B #2B8A75 #2B3F8A

monochromatic

#2D170E #5B2E1C #8A462B #B95E3A #CE8061

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.02

#8A462B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.99

#8A462B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A462B

7.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A462B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A462B	1.00	7.02	2.99	7.02
#FFFFFF	7.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#585028

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#695F2A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#973940

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a462b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 70, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.101 41.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17b65',
    500: '#8a462b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a462b;
$custom-light: #b17b65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a462b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 17.053,
    "s": 52.486,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4735,
    "c": 0.10087,
    "h": 41.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09958
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A462B

secondary

#5D9BB4

accent

#B3DC4C

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEB

border

#D0C9C6

text

#120905

muted

#817B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A462B

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