#8A472C#8A472C

#8A472C is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.100 H 42.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A472C
RGB	rgb(138, 71, 44)
HSL	hsl(17, 52%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(17, 68%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 48.6%, 68.1%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.01, 26.07, 28.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.01, 38.78, 47.77°)
OKLab	oklab(47.54% 0.074 0.0666)
OKLCH	oklch(47.54% 0.1 42)
XYZ	xyz(13.1902, 10.0931, 3.6359)
Luminance	0.1009 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A472C #2C6F8A

analogous

#8A2C40 #8A472C #8A762C

triadic

#8A472C #2C8A47 #472C8A

tetradic

#8A472C #408A2C #2C6F8A #762C8A

square

#8A472C #408A2C #2C6F8A #762C8A

split-complementary

#8A472C #2C8A76 #2C408A

monochromatic

#2D170E #5C2F1D #8A472C #B85F3B #CD8263

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.96

#8A472C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#8A472C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A472C

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A472C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A472C	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)

#595029

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#695F2B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#973A41

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a472c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 71, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.100 42.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17b66',
    500: '#8a472c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a472c;
$custom-light: #b17b66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a472c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 17.234,
    "s": 51.648,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47537,
    "c": 0.09956,
    "h": 42
  },
  "luminance": 0.10092
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A472C

secondary

#5E9BB4

accent

#B2DB4D

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEB

border

#D0C9C6

text

#110906

muted

#807B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A472C

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

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