#8A503B#8A503B

#8A503B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.085 H 40.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A503B
RGB	rgb(138, 80, 59)
HSL	hsl(16, 40%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(16, 57%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 42%, 57.2%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.34, 22.09, 22.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.34, 31.71, 45.84°)
OKLab	oklab(49.4% 0.0644 0.055)
OKLCH	oklch(49.4% 0.085 40.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.1403, 11.4577, 5.6037)
Luminance	0.1146 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A503B #3B758A

analogous

#8A3B4D #8A503B #8A773B

triadic

#8A503B #3B8A50 #503B8A

tetradic

#8A503B #4D8A3B #3B758A #773B8A

square

#8A503B #4D8A3B #3B758A #773B8A

split-complementary

#8A503B #3B8A77 #3B4D8A

monochromatic

#341E16 #5F3729 #8A503B #B4694F #C68E79

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.38

#8A503B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#8A503B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A503B

6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A503B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A503B	1.00	6.38	3.29	6.38
#FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5839

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D643A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#96464B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a503b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 80, 59);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.085 40.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b08271',
    500: '#8a503b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a503b;
$custom-light: #b08271;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a503b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 59
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 15.949,
    "s": 40.102,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49399,
    "c": 0.08468,
    "h": 40.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11456
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A503B

secondary

#719FAF

accent

#B0D058

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEC

border

#D0C9C7

text

#110A07

muted

#807C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A503B

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

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