#8A5227#8A5227

#8A5227 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.094 H 55.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5227
RGB	rgb(138, 82, 39)
HSL	hsl(26, 56%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(26, 72%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 40.6%, 71.7%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.55, 19.46, 34.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.55, 39.49, 60.48°)
OKLab	oklab(49.47% 0.0531 0.078)
OKLCH	oklch(49.47% 0.094 55.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.8658, 11.5857, 3.4251)
Luminance	0.1158 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5227 #275F8A

analogous

#8A272D #8A5227 #8A8427

triadic

#8A5227 #278A52 #52278A

tetradic

#8A5227 #2D8A27 #275F8A #84278A

square

#8A5227 #2D8A27 #275F8A #84278A

split-complementary

#8A5227 #278A84 #272D8A

monochromatic

#2B190C #5A361A #8A5227 #BA6E34 #D18E5B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.33

#8A5227 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#8A5227 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5227

6.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5227	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5227	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)

#625822

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706527

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#974648

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5227;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 82, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.094 55.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b18363',
    500: '#8a5227',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5227;
$custom-light: #b18363;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5227",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 26.061,
    "s": 55.932,
    "l": 34.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49471,
    "c": 0.09432,
    "h": 55.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11584
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5227

secondary

#578DB6

accent

#9EDF49

background

#FBF8F6

surface

#F6EFEB

border

#D0CAC6

text

#110A05

muted

#807C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5227

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

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