#8A422A#8A422A

#8A422A is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.105 H 38.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A422A
RGB	rgb(138, 66, 42)
HSL	hsl(15, 53%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(15, 70%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.2%, 69.6%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.87, 28.72, 28.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.87, 40.49, 44.82°)
OKLab	oklab(46.66% 0.0817 0.0659)
OKLCH	oklch(46.66% 0.105 38.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.8485, 9.4684, 3.3410)
Luminance	0.0947 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A422A #2A728A

analogous

#8A2A42 #8A422A #8A722A

triadic

#8A422A #2A8A42 #422A8A

tetradic

#8A422A #428A2A #2A728A #722A8A

square

#8A422A #428A2A #2A728A #722A8A

split-complementary

#8A422A #2A8A72 #2A428A

monochromatic

#2C150D #5B2C1C #8A422A #B95838 #CF7C60

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.26

#8A422A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#8A422A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A422A

7.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A422A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A422A	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)

#554D27

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675D29

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#97343C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a422a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 66, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.105 38.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17864',
    500: '#8a422a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a422a;
$custom-light: #b17864;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a422a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 15,
    "s": 53.333,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4666,
    "c": 0.10501,
    "h": 38.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09467
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A422A

secondary

#5B9EB4

accent

#B8DD4B

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EDEB

border

#D0C8C6

text

#120905

muted

#817B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A422A

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

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