#8A4228#8A4228

#8A4228 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.106 H 40.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4228
RGB	rgb(138, 66, 40)
HSL	hsl(16, 55%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(16, 71%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.2%, 71%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.84, 28.60, 29.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.84, 41.21, 46.05°)
OKLab	oklab(46.63% 0.081 0.068)
OKLCH	oklch(46.63% 0.106 40)
XYZ	xyz(12.8136, 9.4544, 3.1572)
Luminance	0.0945 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4228 #28708A

analogous

#8A283F #8A4228 #8A7328

triadic

#8A4228 #288A42 #42288A

tetradic

#8A4228 #3F8A28 #28708A #73288A

square

#8A4228 #3F8A28 #28708A #73288A

split-complementary

#8A4228 #288A73 #283F8A

monochromatic

#2B150C #5B2B1A #8A4228 #B95936 #D07B5D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.26

#8A4228 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#8A4228 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4228

7.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4228	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4228	1.00	7.26	2.89	7.26
#FFFFFF	7.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#554D25

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675D27

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#97343C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4228;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 66, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.106 40.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27863',
    500: '#8a4228',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4228;
$custom-light: #b27863;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4228",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 15.918,
    "s": 55.056,
    "l": 34.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46631,
    "c": 0.10576,
    "h": 40
  },
  "luminance": 0.09453
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4228

secondary

#599DB5

accent

#B7DE49

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EDEA

border

#D0C8C6

text

#120905

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4228

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

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