#8A512B#8A512B

#8A512B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.093 H 52.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A512B
RGB	rgb(138, 81, 43)
HSL	hsl(24, 52%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(24, 69%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 41.3%, 68.8%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.35, 20.29, 31.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.35, 37.88, 57.61°)
OKLab	oklab(49.33% 0.0563 0.0735)
OKLCH	oklch(49.33% 0.093 52.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.8608, 11.4639, 3.7678)
Luminance	0.1146 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A512B #2B648A

analogous

#8A2B34 #8A512B #8A802B

triadic

#8A512B #2B8A51 #512B8A

tetradic

#8A512B #348A2B #2B648A #802B8A

square

#8A512B #348A2B #2B648A #802B8A

split-complementary

#8A512B #2B8A80 #2B348A

monochromatic

#2D1A0E #5B361C #8A512B #B96C3A #CE8D61

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.38

#8A512B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#8A512B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A512B

6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A512B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A512B	1.00	6.38	3.29	6.38
#FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615727

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F642B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#974548

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a512b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 81, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.093 52.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b18266',
    500: '#8a512b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a512b;
$custom-light: #b18266;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a512b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 24,
    "s": 52.486,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49332,
    "c": 0.0926,
    "h": 52.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11463
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A512B

secondary

#5D91B4

accent

#A2DC4C

background

#FBF8F6

surface

#F6EFEB

border

#D0CAC6

text

#110A06

muted

#807C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A512B

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

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