#8A501C#8A501C
#8A501C is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.101 H 58.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A501C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 80, 28) |
| HSL | hsl(28, 66%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(28, 80%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 42%, 79.7%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.96, 20.07, 39.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.96, 44.08, 62.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.98% 0.0532 0.0859) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.98% 0.101 58.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.5607, 11.2259, 2.5510) |
| Luminance | 0.1122 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 2.77
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 3.88
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 4.20
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 4.85
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 5.04
Chocolate
#7B3F00
ΔE00 5.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A501C #1C568A
analogous
#8A1C1F #8A501C #8A871C
triadic
#8A501C #1C8A50 #501C8A
tetradic
#8A501C #1F8A1C #1C568A #871C8A
square
#8A501C #1F8A1C #1C568A #871C8A
split-complementary
#8A501C #1C8A87 #1C1F8A
monochromatic
#241507 #573312 #8A501C #BD6D26 #DA8C47
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.47
#8A501C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.24
#8A501C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A501C
6.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A501C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A501C | 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)
#615615
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6F631C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#974345
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5E5E5E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a501c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 80, 28); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.101 58.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b1815c',
500: '#8a501c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a501c; $custom-light: #b1815c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a501c",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 80,
"b": 28
},
"hsl": {
"h": 28.364,
"s": 66.265,
"l": 32.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48981,
"c": 0.10102,
"h": 58.3
},
"luminance": 0.11224
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A501C
secondary
#4684BB
accent
#99E93F
background
#FBF7F5
surface
#F6EEE9
border
#D0C9C5
text
#120A04
muted
#817C79