#8A5230#8A5230

#8A5230 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.089 H 50.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5230
RGB	rgb(138, 82, 48)
HSL	hsl(23, 48%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(23, 65%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 40.6%, 65.2%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.66, 20.05, 29.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.66, 35.71, 55.84°)
OKLab	oklab(49.59% 0.0564 0.069)
OKLCH	oklch(49.59% 0.089 50.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.0331, 11.6526, 4.3059)
Luminance	0.1165 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5230 #30688A

analogous

#8A303B #8A5230 #8A7F30

triadic

#8A5230 #308A52 #52308A

tetradic

#8A5230 #3B8A30 #30688A #7F308A

square

#8A5230 #3B8A30 #30688A #7F308A

split-complementary

#8A5230 #308A7F #303B8A

monochromatic

#2F1C10 #5D3720 #8A5230 #B76D40 #CB8E69

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.31

#8A5230 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#8A5230 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5230

6.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5230	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5230	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)

#62582D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6530

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#97474A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5230;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 82, 48);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.089 50.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b08369',
    500: '#8a5230',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5230;
$custom-light: #b08369;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5230",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 48
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 22.667,
    "s": 48.387,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4959,
    "c": 0.08913,
    "h": 50.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11651
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5230

secondary

#6495B2

accent

#A5D850

background

#FBF8F6

surface

#F6EFEB

border

#D0CAC6

text

#110A06

muted

#807C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5230

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

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