#8A501B#8A501B

#8A501B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.101 H 58.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A501B
RGB	rgb(138, 80, 27)
HSL	hsl(29, 67%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(29, 80%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 42%, 80.4%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.95, 20.02, 39.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.95, 44.47, 63.24°)
OKLab	oklab(48.97% 0.0529 0.0866)
OKLCH	oklch(48.97% 0.101 58.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.5489, 11.2212, 2.4891)
Luminance	0.1122 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A501B #1B558A

analogous

#8A1B1D #8A501B #8A881B

triadic

#8A501B #1B8A50 #501B8A

tetradic

#8A501B #1D8A1B #1B558A #881B8A

square

#8A501B #1D8A1B #1B558A #881B8A

split-complementary

#8A501B #1B8A88 #1B1D8A

monochromatic

#241507 #573211 #8A501B #BD6E25 #DB8C45

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.47

#8A501B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.24

#8A501B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A501B

6.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A501B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A501B	1.00	6.47	3.24	6.47
#FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625613

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F631B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#974345

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a501b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 80, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.101 58.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b2815b',
    500: '#8a501b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a501b;
$custom-light: #b2815b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a501b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 28.649,
    "s": 67.273,
    "l": 32.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48973,
    "c": 0.10149,
    "h": 58.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1122
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A501B

secondary

#4583BC

accent

#98EA3E

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EEE9

border

#D0C9C5

text

#120A04

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A501B

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

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