#8A4427#8A4427

#8A4427 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.104 H 42.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4427
RGB	rgb(138, 68, 39)
HSL	hsl(18, 56%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(18, 72%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.7%, 71.7%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.27, 27.44, 30.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.27, 41.19, 48.23°)
OKLab	oklab(46.95% 0.0773 0.0701)
OKLCH	oklch(46.95% 0.104 42.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.9157, 9.6855, 3.1084)
Luminance	0.0968 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4427 #276D8A

analogous

#8A273B #8A4427 #8A7627

triadic

#8A4427 #278A44 #44278A

tetradic

#8A4427 #3B8A27 #276D8A #76278A

square

#8A4427 #3B8A27 #276D8A #76278A

split-complementary

#8A4427 #278A76 #273B8A

monochromatic

#2B150C #5A2C1A #8A4427 #BA5C34 #D17D5B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.15

#8A4427 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.94

#8A4427 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4427

7.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4427	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4427	1.00	7.15	2.94	7.15
#FFFFFF	7.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#574E24

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685E26

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#97363D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4427;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 68, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.104 42.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17962',
    500: '#8a4427',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4427;
$custom-light: #b17962;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4427",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 17.576,
    "s": 55.932,
    "l": 34.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46953,
    "c": 0.10432,
    "h": 42.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09684
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4427

secondary

#579AB6

accent

#B3DF49

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EDEA

border

#D0C8C6

text

#120905

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4427

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

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