#8A522E#8A522E

#8A522E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.090 H 52.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A522E
RGB	rgb(138, 82, 46)
HSL	hsl(23, 50%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(23, 67%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 40.6%, 66.7%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.63, 19.91, 30.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.63, 36.54, 56.99°)
OKLab	oklab(49.56% 0.0556 0.0711)
OKLCH	oklch(49.56% 0.09 52)
XYZ	xyz(13.9927, 11.6365, 4.0934)
Luminance	0.1163 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A522E #2E668A

analogous

#8A2E38 #8A522E #8A802E

triadic

#8A522E #2E8A52 #522E8A

tetradic

#8A522E #388A2E #2E668A #802E8A

square

#8A522E #388A2E #2E668A #802E8A

split-complementary

#8A522E #2E8A80 #2E388A

monochromatic

#2E1B0F #5C371F #8A522E #B86D3D #CC8E66

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.31

#8A522E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#8A522E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A522E

6.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A522E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A522E	1.00	6.31	3.33	6.31
#FFFFFF	6.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#62582B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F652E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#97474A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a522e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 82, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.090 52.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b08368',
    500: '#8a522e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a522e;
$custom-light: #b08368;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a522e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 23.478,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49561,
    "c": 0.09028,
    "h": 52
  },
  "luminance": 0.11635
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A522E

secondary

#6193B3

accent

#A3DA4E

background

#FBF8F6

surface

#F6EFEB

border

#D0CAC6

text

#110A06

muted

#807C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A522E

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

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