#8A511A#8A511A

#8A511A is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.102 H 59.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A511A
RGB	rgb(138, 81, 26)
HSL	hsl(29, 68%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(29, 81%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 41.3%, 81.2%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.19, 19.41, 40.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.19, 44.80, 64.33°)
OKLab	oklab(49.15% 0.0509 0.0878)
OKLCH	oklch(49.15% 0.102 59.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.6113, 11.3641, 2.4538)
Luminance	0.1136 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A511A #1A538A

analogous

#8A1A1B #8A511A #8A891A

triadic

#8A511A #1A8A51 #511A8A

tetradic

#8A511A #1B8A1A #1A538A #891A8A

square

#8A511A #1B8A1A #1A538A #891A8A

split-complementary

#8A511A #1A8A89 #1A1B8A

monochromatic

#231507 #573310 #8A511A #BD6F24 #DC8E43

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.42

#8A511A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#8A511A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A511A

6.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A511A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A511A	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)

#625712

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#70641A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#974446

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a511a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 81, 26);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.102 59.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b2825b',
    500: '#8a511a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a511a;
$custom-light: #b2825b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a511a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 26
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 29.464,
    "s": 68.293,
    "l": 32.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49153,
    "c": 0.1015,
    "h": 59.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11363
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A511A

secondary

#4381BD

accent

#95EB3D

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EEE9

border

#D0C9C5

text

#120A04

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A511A

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

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