#8A462E#8A462E

#8A462E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.100 H 39.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A462E
RGB	rgb(138, 70, 46)
HSL	hsl(16, 50%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(16, 67%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 49.3%, 66.7%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.81, 26.76, 27.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.81, 38.24, 45.59°)
OKLab	oklab(47.4% 0.0765 0.0639)
OKLCH	oklch(47.4% 0.1 39.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.1656, 9.9823, 3.8177)
Luminance	0.0998 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A462E #2E728A

analogous

#8A2E44 #8A462E #8A742E

triadic

#8A462E #2E8A46 #462E8A

tetradic

#8A462E #448A2E #2E728A #742E8A

square

#8A462E #448A2E #2E728A #742E8A

split-complementary

#8A462E #2E8A74 #2E448A

monochromatic

#2E170F #5C2F1F #8A462E #B85D3D #CC8166

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.01

#8A462E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

3.00

#8A462E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A462E

7.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A462E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A462E	1.00	7.01	3.00	7.01
#FFFFFF	7.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#58502C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685F2D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#973940

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a462e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 70, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.100 39.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17b67',
    500: '#8a462e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a462e;
$custom-light: #b17b67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a462e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 15.652,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47395,
    "c": 0.09963,
    "h": 39.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09981
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A462E

secondary

#619EB3

accent

#B5DA4E

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEB

border

#D0C9C6

text

#110906

muted

#807B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A462E

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

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