#8A5218#8A5218

#8A5218 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.102 H 61.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5218
RGB	rgb(138, 82, 24)
HSL	hsl(31, 70%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(31, 83%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 40.6%, 82.6%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.42, 18.75, 41.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.42, 45.51, 65.67°)
OKLab	oklab(49.33% 0.0487 0.0896)
OKLCH	oklch(49.33% 0.102 61.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.6646, 11.5052, 2.3651)
Luminance	0.1150 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5218 #18508A

analogous

#8A1918 #8A5218 #898A18

triadic

#8A5218 #188A52 #52188A

tetradic

#8A5218 #188A19 #18508A #8A1889

square

#8A5218 #188A19 #18508A #8A1889

split-complementary

#8A5218 #18898A #19188A

monochromatic

#221406 #56330F #8A5218 #BE7121 #DE903F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.36

#8A5218 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#8A5218 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5218

6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5218	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5218	1.00	6.36	3.30	6.36
#FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#63570E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716419

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#974547

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5218;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 82, 24);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.102 61.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b2835a',
    500: '#8a5218',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5218;
$custom-light: #b2835a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5218",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 24
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 30.526,
    "s": 70.37,
    "l": 31.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49328,
    "c": 0.10199,
    "h": 61.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11504
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5218

secondary

#407EBD

accent

#92ED3B

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F6EFE9

border

#D0CAC5

text

#120A04

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5218

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

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