#8A4227#8A4227

#8A4227 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.106 H 40.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4227
RGB	rgb(138, 66, 39)
HSL	hsl(16, 56%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(16, 72%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.2%, 71.7%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.83, 28.54, 30.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.83, 41.57, 46.64°)
OKLab	oklab(46.62% 0.0806 0.069)
OKLCH	oklch(46.62% 0.106 40.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.7968, 9.4477, 3.0688)
Luminance	0.0945 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4227 #276F8A

analogous

#8A273D #8A4227 #8A7427

triadic

#8A4227 #278A42 #42278A

tetradic

#8A4227 #3D8A27 #276F8A #74278A

square

#8A4227 #3D8A27 #276F8A #74278A

split-complementary

#8A4227 #278A74 #273D8A

monochromatic

#2B140C #5A2B1A #8A4227 #BA5934 #D17B5B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.27

#8A4227 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#8A4227 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4227

7.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4227	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4227	1.00	7.27	2.89	7.27
#FFFFFF	7.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#554D24

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675D26

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#97343C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4227;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 66, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.106 40.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27862',
    500: '#8a4227',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4227;
$custom-light: #b27862;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4227",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 16.364,
    "s": 55.932,
    "l": 34.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46618,
    "c": 0.10614,
    "h": 40.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09446
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4227

secondary

#579CB6

accent

#B6DF49

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EDEA

border

#D0C8C6

text

#120905

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4227

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

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