#8A5226#8A5226
#8A5226 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.095 H 56.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A5226 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 82, 38) |
| HSL | hsl(26, 57%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(26, 72%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40.6%, 72.5%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.54, 19.40, 34.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.54, 39.91, 60.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.46% 0.0528 0.0789) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.46% 0.095 56.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.8495, 11.5792, 3.3390) |
| Luminance | 0.1158 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 3.27
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 4.48
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 4.79
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 5.28
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 6.02
Cocoa
#875F42
ΔE00 6.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A5226 #265E8A
analogous
#8A262C #8A5226 #8A8426
triadic
#8A5226 #268A52 #52268A
tetradic
#8A5226 #2C8A26 #265E8A #84268A
square
#8A5226 #2C8A26 #265E8A #84268A
split-complementary
#8A5226 #268A84 #262C8A
monochromatic
#2A190C #5A3519 #8A5226 #BA6F33 #D18E59
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.33
#8A5226 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.32
#8A5226 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A5226
6.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A5226 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A5226 | 1.00 | 6.33 | 3.32 | 6.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#635821
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#706526
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#974648
Achromatopsia (no color)
#606060
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a5226; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 82, 38); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.095 56.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b18362',
500: '#8a5226',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a5226; $custom-light: #b18362; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a5226",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 82,
"b": 38
},
"hsl": {
"h": 26.4,
"s": 56.818,
"l": 34.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4946,
"c": 0.09489,
"h": 56.2
},
"luminance": 0.11578
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A5226
secondary
#568CB6
accent
#9DE048
background
#FBF8F5
surface
#F6EFEA
border
#D0CAC6
text
#110A05
muted
#807C79