#8A522A#8A522A

#8A522A is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.093 H 54.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A522A
RGB	rgb(138, 82, 42)
HSL	hsl(25, 53%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(25, 70%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 40.6%, 69.6%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.58, 19.64, 32.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.58, 38.23, 59.08°)
OKLab	oklab(49.51% 0.0542 0.0751)
OKLCH	oklch(49.51% 0.093 54.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.9175, 11.6064, 3.6973)
Luminance	0.1161 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A522A #2A628A

analogous

#8A2A32 #8A522A #8A822A

triadic

#8A522A #2A8A52 #522A8A

tetradic

#8A522A #328A2A #2A628A #822A8A

square

#8A522A #328A2A #2A628A #822A8A

split-complementary

#8A522A #2A8A82 #2A328A

monochromatic

#2C1A0D #5B361C #8A522A #B96E38 #CF8E60

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.32

#8A522A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#8A522A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A522A

6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A522A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A522A	1.00	6.32	3.32	6.32
#FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625826

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#70652A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#974649

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a522a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 82, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.093 54.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b18365',
    500: '#8a522a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a522a;
$custom-light: #b18365;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a522a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 25,
    "s": 53.333,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49508,
    "c": 0.09261,
    "h": 54.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11605
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A522A

secondary

#5B8FB4

accent

#A0DD4B

background

#FBF8F6

surface

#F6EFEB

border

#D0CAC6

text

#110A06

muted

#807C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A522A

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

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