#8A512C#8A512C

#8A512C is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.092 H 52.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A512C
RGB	rgb(138, 81, 44)
HSL	hsl(24, 52%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(24, 68%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 41.3%, 68.1%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.36, 20.35, 31.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.36, 37.46, 57.09°)
OKLab	oklab(49.35% 0.0566 0.0725)
OKLCH	oklch(49.35% 0.092 52)
XYZ	xyz(13.8794, 11.4714, 3.8656)
Luminance	0.1147 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A512C #2C658A

analogous

#8A2C36 #8A512C #8A802C

triadic

#8A512C #2C8A51 #512C8A

tetradic

#8A512C #368A2C #2C658A #802C8A

square

#8A512C #368A2C #2C658A #802C8A

split-complementary

#8A512C #2C8A80 #2C368A

monochromatic

#2D1B0E #5C361D #8A512C #B86C3B #CD8D63

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.38

#8A512C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#8A512C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A512C

6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A512C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A512C	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)

#615728

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F642C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#974649

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a512c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 81, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.092 52.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b08266',
    500: '#8a512c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a512c;
$custom-light: #b08266;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a512c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 23.617,
    "s": 51.648,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49346,
    "c": 0.09203,
    "h": 52
  },
  "luminance": 0.1147
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A512C

secondary

#5E92B4

accent

#A3DB4D

background

#FBF8F6

surface

#F6EFEB

border

#D0CAC6

text

#110A06

muted

#807C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A512C

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

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