#8A472A#8A472A

#8A472A is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.100 H 43.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A472A
RGB	rgb(138, 71, 42)
HSL	hsl(18, 53%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(18, 70%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 48.6%, 69.6%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.98, 25.94, 29.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.98, 39.53, 48.99°)
OKLab	oklab(47.51% 0.0732 0.0687)
OKLCH	oklch(47.51% 0.1 43.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.1535, 10.0784, 3.4427)
Luminance	0.1008 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A472A #2A6D8A

analogous

#8A2A3D #8A472A #8A772A

triadic

#8A472A #2A8A47 #472A8A

tetradic

#8A472A #3D8A2A #2A6D8A #772A8A

square

#8A472A #3D8A2A #2A6D8A #772A8A

split-complementary

#8A472A #2A8A77 #2A3D8A

monochromatic

#2C170D #5B2F1C #8A472A #B95F38 #CF8160

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.96

#8A472A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#8A472A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A472A

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A472A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A472A	1.00	6.96	3.02	6.96
#FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595027

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#695F29

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#973A40

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a472a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 71, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.100 43.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17b64',
    500: '#8a472a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a472a;
$custom-light: #b17b64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a472a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 18.125,
    "s": 53.333,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47509,
    "c": 0.10042,
    "h": 43.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10077
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A472A

secondary

#5B99B4

accent

#B1DD4B

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEB

border

#D0C9C6

text

#120905

muted

#817B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A472A

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

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