#8A462D#8A462D

#8A462D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.100 H 40.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A462D
RGB	rgb(138, 70, 45)
HSL	hsl(16, 51%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(16, 67%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 49.3%, 67.4%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.80, 26.70, 27.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.80, 38.60, 46.25°)
OKLab	oklab(47.38% 0.0761 0.0649)
OKLCH	oklch(47.38% 0.1 40.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.1462, 9.9745, 3.7151)
Luminance	0.0997 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A462D #2D718A

analogous

#8A2D42 #8A462D #8A742D

triadic

#8A462D #2D8A46 #462D8A

tetradic

#8A462D #428A2D #2D718A #742D8A

square

#8A462D #428A2D #2D718A #742D8A

split-complementary

#8A462D #2D8A74 #2D428A

monochromatic

#2E170F #5C2F1E #8A462D #B85D3C #CD8165

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.01

#8A462D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.99

#8A462D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A462D

7.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A462D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A462D	1.00	7.01	2.99	7.01
#FFFFFF	7.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#58502B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#695F2C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#973940

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a462d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 70, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.100 40.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17b66',
    500: '#8a462d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a462d;
$custom-light: #b17b66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a462d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 16.129,
    "s": 50.82,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47379,
    "c": 0.10004,
    "h": 40.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09973
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A462D

secondary

#609DB3

accent

#B4DA4D

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEB

border

#D0C9C6

text

#110906

muted

#807B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A462D

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

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