#8A4831#8A4831

#8A4831 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.097 H 39.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4831
RGB	rgb(138, 72, 49)
HSL	hsl(16, 48%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(16, 64%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 47.8%, 64.5%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.31, 25.85, 26.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.31, 36.77, 45.33°)
OKLab	oklab(47.79% 0.0742 0.0617)
OKLCH	oklch(47.79% 0.097 39.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.3541, 10.2612, 4.1825)
Luminance	0.1026 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4831 #31738A

analogous

#8A3146 #8A4831 #8A7531

triadic

#8A4831 #318A48 #48318A

tetradic

#8A4831 #468A31 #31738A #75318A

square

#8A4831 #468A31 #31738A #75318A

split-complementary

#8A4831 #318A75 #31468A

monochromatic

#301911 #5D3021 #8A4831 #B76041 #CA846B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.88

#8A4831 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#8A4831 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4831

6.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4831	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4831	1.00	6.88	3.05	6.88
#FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#59512F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#696030

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#973C43

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4831;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 72, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.097 39.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17c69',
    500: '#8a4831',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4831;
$custom-light: #b17c69;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4831",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 15.506,
    "s": 47.594,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47788,
    "c": 0.0965,
    "h": 39.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1026
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4831

secondary

#659EB2

accent

#B4D751

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEB

border

#D0C9C6

text

#110906

muted

#807B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4831

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

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