#8A521F#8A521F

#8A521F is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.099 H 59.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A521F
RGB	rgb(138, 82, 31)
HSL	hsl(29, 63%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(29, 78%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 40.6%, 77.5%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.47, 19.04, 38.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.47, 42.81, 63.59°)
OKLab	oklab(49.39% 0.0506 0.0847)
OKLCH	oklch(49.39% 0.099 59.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.7470, 11.5382, 2.7992)
Luminance	0.1154 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A521F #1F578A

analogous

#8A1F21 #8A521F #8A871F

triadic

#8A521F #1F8A52 #521F8A

tetradic

#8A521F #218A1F #1F578A #871F8A

square

#8A521F #218A1F #1F578A #871F8A

split-complementary

#8A521F #1F8A87 #1F218A

monochromatic

#261709 #583414 #8A521F #BC702A #D78E4C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.35

#8A521F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#8A521F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A521F

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A521F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A521F	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)

#635818

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#70641F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#974647

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a521f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 82, 31);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.099 59.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b1835e',
    500: '#8a521f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a521f;
$custom-light: #b1835e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a521f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 31
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 28.598,
    "s": 63.314,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49387,
    "c": 0.09865,
    "h": 59.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11537
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A521F

secondary

#4B85BA

accent

#98E641

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F6EFE9

border

#D0CAC5

text

#120A04

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A521F

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

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