#8A5121#8A5121

#8A5121 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.098 H 57.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5121
RGB	rgb(138, 81, 33)
HSL	hsl(27, 61%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(27, 76%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 41.3%, 76.1%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.25, 19.72, 37.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.25, 42.04, 62.03°)
OKLab	oklab(49.22% 0.0529 0.0826)
OKLCH	oklch(49.22% 0.098 57.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.6993, 11.3994, 2.9174)
Luminance	0.1140 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5121 #215A8A

analogous

#8A2125 #8A5121 #8A8521

triadic

#8A5121 #218A51 #51218A

tetradic

#8A5121 #258A21 #215A8A #85218A

square

#8A5121 #258A21 #215A8A #85218A

split-complementary

#8A5121 #218A85 #21258A

monochromatic

#271709 #593415 #8A5121 #BB6E2D #D58D50

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.40

#8A5121 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#8A5121 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5121

6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5121	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5121	1.00	6.40	3.28	6.40
#FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#62571B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706421

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#974547

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5121;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 81, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.098 57.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b1825f',
    500: '#8a5121',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5121;
$custom-light: #b1825f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5121",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 27.429,
    "s": 61.404,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49217,
    "c": 0.09807,
    "h": 57.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11398
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5121

secondary

#4E88B9

accent

#9BE543

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EEE9

border

#D0C9C5

text

#120A05

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5121

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

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