#8A492D#8A492D

#8A492D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.097 H 43.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A492D
RGB	rgb(138, 73, 45)
HSL	hsl(18, 51%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(18, 67%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 47.1%, 67.4%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.48, 25.01, 28.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.48, 38.06, 48.93°)
OKLab	oklab(47.9% 0.0709 0.0667)
OKLCH	oklch(47.9% 0.097 43.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.3385, 10.3593, 3.7792)
Luminance	0.1036 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A492D #2D6E8A

analogous

#8A2D3F #8A492D #8A772D

triadic

#8A492D #2D8A49 #492D8A

tetradic

#8A492D #3F8A2D #2D6E8A #772D8A

square

#8A492D #3F8A2D #2D6E8A #772D8A

split-complementary

#8A492D #2D8A77 #2D3F8A

monochromatic

#2E180F #5C311E #8A492D #B8613C #CD8465

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.84

#8A492D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#8A492D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A492D

6.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A492D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A492D	1.00	6.84	3.07	6.84
#FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B522A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A602C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#973D42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a492d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 73, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.097 43.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17d67',
    500: '#8a492d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a492d;
$custom-light: #b17d67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a492d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 18.065,
    "s": 50.82,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47902,
    "c": 0.09737,
    "h": 43.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10358
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A492D

secondary

#609AB3

accent

#B0DA4D

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEB

border

#D0C9C6

text

#110906

muted

#807B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A492D

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

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