#8A472E#8A472E

#8A472E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.099 H 40.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A472E
RGB	rgb(138, 71, 46)
HSL	hsl(16, 50%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(16, 67%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 48.6%, 66.7%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.04, 26.20, 27.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.04, 38.05, 46.47°)
OKLab	oklab(47.57% 0.0748 0.0644)
OKLCH	oklch(47.57% 0.099 40.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.2287, 10.1085, 3.8387)
Luminance	0.1011 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A472E #2E718A

analogous

#8A2E43 #8A472E #8A752E

triadic

#8A472E #2E8A47 #472E8A

tetradic

#8A472E #438A2E #2E718A #752E8A

square

#8A472E #438A2E #2E718A #752E8A

split-complementary

#8A472E #2E8A75 #2E438A

monochromatic

#2E180F #5C2F1F #8A472E #B85F3D #CC8266

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.95

#8A472E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#8A472E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A472E

6.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A472E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A472E	1.00	6.95	3.02	6.95
#FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#59512C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#695F2D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#973A41

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a472e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 71, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.099 40.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17b67',
    500: '#8a472e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a472e;
$custom-light: #b17b67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a472e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 16.304,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47567,
    "c": 0.0987,
    "h": 40.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10107
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A472E

secondary

#619DB3

accent

#B4DA4E

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEB

border

#D0C9C6

text

#110906

muted

#807B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A472E

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

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