#8A522D#8A522D

#8A522D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.091 H 52.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A522D
RGB	rgb(138, 82, 45)
HSL	hsl(24, 51%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(24, 67%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 40.6%, 67.4%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.62, 19.84, 31.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.62, 36.96, 57.54°)
OKLab	oklab(49.55% 0.0553 0.0721)
OKLCH	oklch(49.55% 0.091 52.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.9732, 11.6287, 3.9908)
Luminance	0.1163 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A522D #2D658A

analogous

#8A2D36 #8A522D #8A802D

triadic

#8A522D #2D8A52 #522D8A

tetradic

#8A522D #368A2D #2D658A #802D8A

square

#8A522D #368A2D #2D658A #802D8A

split-complementary

#8A522D #2D8A80 #2D368A

monochromatic

#2E1B0F #5C371E #8A522D #B86D3C #CD8E65

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.32

#8A522D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#8A522D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A522D

6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A522D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A522D	1.00	6.32	3.33	6.32
#FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625829

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F652D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#974749

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a522d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 82, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.091 52.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b08367',
    500: '#8a522d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a522d;
$custom-light: #b08367;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a522d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 23.871,
    "s": 50.82,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49547,
    "c": 0.09087,
    "h": 52.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11627
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A522D

secondary

#6092B3

accent

#A2DA4D

background

#FBF8F6

surface

#F6EFEB

border

#D0CAC6

text

#110A06

muted

#807C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A522D

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

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