#8A501F#8A501F

#8A501F is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.100 H 57.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A501F
RGB	rgb(138, 80, 31)
HSL	hsl(27, 63%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(27, 78%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 42%, 77.5%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.98, 20.20, 37.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.98, 42.90, 61.91°)
OKLab	oklab(49.01% 0.054 0.0837)
OKLCH	oklch(49.01% 0.1 57.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.5984, 11.2410, 2.7496)
Luminance	0.1124 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A501F #1F598A

analogous

#8A1F23 #8A501F #8A851F

triadic

#8A501F #1F8A50 #501F8A

tetradic

#8A501F #238A1F #1F598A #851F8A

square

#8A501F #238A1F #1F598A #851F8A

split-complementary

#8A501F #1F8A85 #1F238A

monochromatic

#261609 #583314 #8A501F #BC6D2A #D78C4C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.47

#8A501F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25

#8A501F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A501F

6.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A501F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A501F	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)

#615619

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F631F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#974346

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a501f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 80, 31);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.100 57.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b1815e',
    500: '#8a501f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a501f;
$custom-light: #b1815e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a501f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 31
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 27.477,
    "s": 63.314,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49009,
    "c": 0.09958,
    "h": 57.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1124
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A501F

secondary

#4B87BA

accent

#9BE641

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EEE9

border

#D0C9C5

text

#120A04

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A501F

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

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