#8A462C#8A462C

#8A462C is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.100 H 41.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A462C
RGB	rgb(138, 70, 44)
HSL	hsl(17, 52%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(17, 68%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 49.3%, 68.1%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.78, 26.63, 28.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.78, 38.97, 46.89°)
OKLab	oklab(47.36% 0.0757 0.066)
OKLCH	oklch(47.36% 0.1 41.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.1271, 9.9669, 3.6149)
Luminance	0.0997 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A462C #2C708A

analogous

#8A2C41 #8A462C #8A752C

triadic

#8A462C #2C8A46 #462C8A

tetradic

#8A462C #418A2C #2C708A #752C8A

square

#8A462C #418A2C #2C708A #752C8A

split-complementary

#8A462C #2C8A75 #2C418A

monochromatic

#2D170E #5C2E1D #8A462C #B85E3B #CD8063

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.02

#8A462C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.99

#8A462C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A462C

7.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A462C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A462C	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)

#585029

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#695F2B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#973940

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a462c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 70, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.100 41.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17b66',
    500: '#8a462c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a462c;
$custom-light: #b17b66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a462c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 16.596,
    "s": 51.648,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47364,
    "c": 0.10045,
    "h": 41.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09965
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A462C

secondary

#5E9CB4

accent

#B4DB4D

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEB

border

#D0C9C6

text

#120906

muted

#817B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A462C

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