#8A5023#8A5023

#8A5023 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.098 H 55.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5023
RGB	rgb(138, 80, 35)
HSL	hsl(26, 60%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(26, 75%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 42%, 74.6%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.02, 20.40, 35.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.02, 41.28, 60.38°)
OKLab	oklab(49.05% 0.0553 0.0804)
OKLCH	oklch(49.05% 0.098 55.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.6544, 11.2634, 3.0447)
Luminance	0.1126 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5023 #235D8A

analogous

#8A2329 #8A5023 #8A8423

triadic

#8A5023 #238A50 #50238A

tetradic

#8A5023 #298A23 #235D8A #84238A

square

#8A5023 #298A23 #235D8A #84238A

split-complementary

#8A5023 #238A84 #23298A

monochromatic

#28170A #593417 #8A5023 #BB6C2F #D48C54

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.46

#8A5023 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25

#8A5023 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5023

6.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5023	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5023	1.00	6.46	3.25	6.46
#FFFFFF	6.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#61561E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6323

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#974446

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5023;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 80, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.098 55.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b18160',
    500: '#8a5023',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5023;
$custom-light: #b18160;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5023",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 26.214,
    "s": 59.538,
    "l": 33.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49049,
    "c": 0.09754,
    "h": 55.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11262
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5023

secondary

#518BB7

accent

#9EE345

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EEEA

border

#D0C9C6

text

#120A05

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5023

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

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