#8A501D#8A501D

#8A501D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.101 H 57.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A501D
RGB	rgb(138, 80, 29)
HSL	hsl(28, 65%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(28, 79%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 42%, 79%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.97, 20.11, 38.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.97, 43.69, 62.60°)
OKLab	oklab(48.99% 0.0534 0.0852)
OKLCH	oklch(48.99% 0.101 57.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.5728, 11.2307, 2.6151)
Luminance	0.1123 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A501D #1D578A

analogous

#8A1D21 #8A501D #8A861D

triadic

#8A501D #1D8A50 #501D8A

tetradic

#8A501D #218A1D #1D578A #861D8A

square

#8A501D #218A1D #1D578A #861D8A

split-complementary

#8A501D #1D8A86 #1D218A

monochromatic

#251508 #573312 #8A501D #BD6D28 #D98C49

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.47

#8A501D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25

#8A501D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A501D

6.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A501D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A501D	1.00	6.47	3.25	6.47
#FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615616

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F631D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#974346

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a501d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 80, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.101 57.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b1815d',
    500: '#8a501d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a501d;
$custom-light: #b1815d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a501d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 28.073,
    "s": 65.269,
    "l": 32.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4899,
    "c": 0.10055,
    "h": 57.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11229
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A501D

secondary

#4885BB

accent

#99E840

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EEE9

border

#D0C9C5

text

#120A04

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A501D

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

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