#8A5117#8A5117

#8A5117 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.103 H 60.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5117
RGB	rgb(138, 81, 23)
HSL	hsl(30, 71%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(30, 83%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 41.3%, 83.3%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.17, 19.29, 41.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.17, 45.91, 65.15°)
OKLab	oklab(49.13% 0.0501 0.0898)
OKLCH	oklch(49.13% 0.103 60.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.5795, 11.3514, 2.2864)
Luminance	0.1135 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5117 #17508A

analogous

#8A1817 #8A5117 #8A8A17

triadic

#8A5117 #178A51 #51178A

tetradic

#8A5117 #178A18 #17508A #8A178A

square

#8A5117 #178A18 #17508A #8A178A

split-complementary

#8A5117 #178A8A #18178A

monochromatic

#211306 #56320E #8A5117 #BE7020 #DF8E3D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.42

#8A5117 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#8A5117 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5117

6.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5117	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5117	1.00	6.42	3.27	6.42
#FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#63570D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706417

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#974446

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5117;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 81, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.103 60.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b28259',
    500: '#8a5117',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5117;
$custom-light: #b28259;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5117",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 30.261,
    "s": 71.429,
    "l": 31.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4913,
    "c": 0.10281,
    "h": 60.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1135
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5117

secondary

#3F7EBE

accent

#93EE3A

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EEE9

border

#D0C9C5

text

#120A04

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5117

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

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