#8A511B#8A511B

#8A511B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.101 H 59.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A511B
RGB	rgb(138, 81, 27)
HSL	hsl(29, 67%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(29, 80%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 41.3%, 80.4%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.19, 19.45, 39.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.19, 44.42, 64.04°)
OKLab	oklab(49.16% 0.0512 0.0871)
OKLCH	oklch(49.16% 0.101 59.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.6227, 11.3687, 2.5137)
Luminance	0.1137 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A511B #1B548A

analogous

#8A1B1D #8A511B #8A891B

triadic

#8A511B #1B8A51 #511B8A

tetradic

#8A511B #1D8A1B #1B548A #891B8A

square

#8A511B #1D8A1B #1B548A #891B8A

split-complementary

#8A511B #1B8A89 #1B1D8A

monochromatic

#241507 #573311 #8A511B #BD6F25 #DB8E45

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.42

#8A511B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#8A511B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A511B

6.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A511B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A511B	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)

#625713

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#70641B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#974446

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a511b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 81, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.101 59.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b1825b',
    500: '#8a511b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a511b;
$custom-light: #b1825b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a511b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 29.189,
    "s": 67.273,
    "l": 32.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49161,
    "c": 0.10104,
    "h": 59.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11367
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A511B

secondary

#4582BC

accent

#96EA3E

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EEE9

border

#D0C9C5

text

#120A04

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A511B

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

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