#8A512D#8A512D

#8A512D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.091 H 51.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A512D
RGB	rgb(138, 81, 45)
HSL	hsl(23, 51%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(23, 67%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 41.3%, 67.4%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.38, 20.42, 30.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.38, 37.04, 56.55°)
OKLab	oklab(49.36% 0.057 0.0715)
OKLCH	oklch(49.36% 0.091 51.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.8984, 11.4790, 3.9658)
Luminance	0.1148 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A512D #2D668A

analogous

#8A2D37 #8A512D #8A7F2D

triadic

#8A512D #2D8A51 #512D8A

tetradic

#8A512D #378A2D #2D668A #7F2D8A

square

#8A512D #378A2D #2D668A #7F2D8A

split-complementary

#8A512D #2D8A7F #2D378A

monochromatic

#2E1B0F #5C361E #8A512D #B86C3C #CD8D65

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.37

#8A512D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#8A512D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A512D

6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A512D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A512D	1.00	6.37	3.30	6.37
#FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615729

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F642D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#974649

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a512d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 81, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.091 51.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b08267',
    500: '#8a512d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a512d;
$custom-light: #b08267;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a512d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 23.226,
    "s": 50.82,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49359,
    "c": 0.09147,
    "h": 51.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11478
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A512D

secondary

#6093B3

accent

#A4DA4D

background

#FBF8F6

surface

#F6EFEB

border

#D0CAC6

text

#110A06

muted

#807C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A512D

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

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