#8A5017#8A5017

#8A5017 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.103 H 59.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5017
RGB	rgb(138, 80, 23)
HSL	hsl(30, 71%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(30, 83%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 42%, 83.3%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.92, 19.87, 41.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.92, 45.96, 64.38°)
OKLab	oklab(48.94% 0.0519 0.0893)
OKLCH	oklch(48.94% 0.103 59.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.5057, 11.2039, 2.2618)
Luminance	0.1120 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5017 #17518A

analogous

#8A1718 #8A5017 #8A8A17

triadic

#8A5017 #178A50 #50178A

tetradic

#8A5017 #188A17 #17518A #8A178A

square

#8A5017 #188A17 #17518A #8A178A

split-complementary

#8A5017 #178A8A #17188A

monochromatic

#211306 #56320E #8A5017 #BE6E20 #DF8D3D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.48

#8A5017 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.24

#8A5017 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5017

6.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5017	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5017	1.00	6.48	3.24	6.48
#FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#62560D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6317

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#974345

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5017;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 80, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.103 59.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b28159',
    500: '#8a5017',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5017;
$custom-light: #b28159;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5017",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 29.739,
    "s": 71.429,
    "l": 31.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48942,
    "c": 0.10324,
    "h": 59.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11202
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5017

secondary

#3F7FBE

accent

#95EE3A

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EEE9

border

#D0C9C5

text

#120A04

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5017

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

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