#8A5122#8A5122

#8A5122 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.098 H 57.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5122
RGB	rgb(138, 81, 34)
HSL	hsl(27, 60%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(27, 75%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 41.3%, 75.4%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.25, 19.77, 36.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.25, 41.63, 61.65°)
OKLab	oklab(49.23% 0.0532 0.0818)
OKLCH	oklch(49.23% 0.098 57)
XYZ	xyz(13.7135, 11.4050, 2.9923)
Luminance	0.1140 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5122 #225B8A

analogous

#8A2227 #8A5122 #8A8522

triadic

#8A5122 #228A51 #51228A

tetradic

#8A5122 #278A22 #225B8A #85228A

square

#8A5122 #278A22 #225B8A #85228A

split-complementary

#8A5122 #228A85 #22278A

monochromatic

#28170A #593416 #8A5122 #BB6E2E #D48D52

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.40

#8A5122 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#8A5122 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5122

6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5122	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5122	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)

#62571C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706422

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#974547

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5122;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 81, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.098 57.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b18260',
    500: '#8a5122',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5122;
$custom-light: #b18260;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5122",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 27.115,
    "s": 60.465,
    "l": 33.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49227,
    "c": 0.09755,
    "h": 57
  },
  "luminance": 0.11404
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5122

secondary

#5089B8

accent

#9CE444

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EEE9

border

#D0C9C5

text

#120A05

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5122

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

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