#8A512E#8A512E

#8A512E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.091 H 50.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A512E
RGB	rgb(138, 81, 46)
HSL	hsl(23, 50%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(23, 67%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 41.3%, 66.7%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.39, 20.49, 30.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.39, 36.62, 55.99°)
OKLab	oklab(49.37% 0.0574 0.0705)
OKLCH	oklch(49.37% 0.091 50.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.9179, 11.4868, 4.0684)
Luminance	0.1148 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A512E #2E678A

analogous

#8A2E39 #8A512E #8A7F2E

triadic

#8A512E #2E8A51 #512E8A

tetradic

#8A512E #398A2E #2E678A #7F2E8A

square

#8A512E #398A2E #2E678A #7F2E8A

split-complementary

#8A512E #2E8A7F #2E398A

monochromatic

#2E1B0F #5C361F #8A512E #B86C3D #CC8D66

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.37

#8A512E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#8A512E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A512E

6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A512E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A512E	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)

#61582B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F642E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#974649

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a512e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 81, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.091 50.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b08268',
    500: '#8a512e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a512e;
$custom-light: #b08268;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a512e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 22.826,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49373,
    "c": 0.09089,
    "h": 50.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11485
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A512E

secondary

#6194B3

accent

#A5DA4E

background

#FBF8F6

surface

#F6EFEB

border

#D0CAC6

text

#110A06

muted

#807C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A512E

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

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