#8A521E#8A521E

#8A521E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.099 H 59.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A521E
RGB	rgb(138, 82, 30)
HSL	hsl(29, 64%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(29, 78%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 40.6%, 78.3%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.46, 19.00, 38.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.46, 43.21, 63.92°)
OKLab	oklab(49.38% 0.0503 0.0855)
OKLCH	oklch(49.38% 0.099 59.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.7340, 11.5330, 2.7309)
Luminance	0.1153 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A521E #1E568A

analogous

#8A1E20 #8A521E #8A881E

triadic

#8A521E #1E8A52 #521E8A

tetradic

#8A521E #208A1E #1E568A #881E8A

square

#8A521E #208A1E #1E568A #881E8A

split-complementary

#8A521E #1E8A88 #1E208A

monochromatic

#251608 #583413 #8A521E #BC7029 #D88F4B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.35

#8A521E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#8A521E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A521E

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A521E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A521E	1.00	6.35	3.31	6.35
#FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635817

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#70641E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#974647

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a521e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 82, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.099 59.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b1835d',
    500: '#8a521e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a521e;
$custom-light: #b1835d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a521e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 28.889,
    "s": 64.286,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49377,
    "c": 0.09916,
    "h": 59.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11532
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A521E

secondary

#4A84BA

accent

#97E741

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F6EFE9

border

#D0CAC5

text

#120A04

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A521E

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

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