#8A5231#8A5231

#8A5231 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.089 H 50.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5231
RGB	rgb(138, 82, 49)
HSL	hsl(22, 48%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(22, 64%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 40.6%, 64.5%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.67, 20.12, 29.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.67, 35.29, 55.24°)
OKLab	oklab(49.61% 0.0568 0.0679)
OKLCH	oklch(49.61% 0.089 50.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.0539, 11.6610, 4.4158)
Luminance	0.1166 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5231 #31698A

analogous

#8A313D #8A5231 #8A7F31

triadic

#8A5231 #318A52 #52318A

tetradic

#8A5231 #3D8A31 #31698A #7F318A

square

#8A5231 #3D8A31 #31698A #7F318A

split-complementary

#8A5231 #318A7F #313D8A

monochromatic

#301C11 #5D3721 #8A5231 #B76D41 #CA8E6B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.30

#8A5231 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#8A5231 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5231

6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5231	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5231	1.00	6.30	3.33	6.30
#FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#62582E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6531

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#96474A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5231;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 82, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.089 50.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b0836a',
    500: '#8a5231',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5231;
$custom-light: #b0836a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5231",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 22.247,
    "s": 47.594,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49605,
    "c": 0.08854,
    "h": 50.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1166
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5231

secondary

#6595B2

accent

#A5D751

background

#FBF8F6

surface

#F6EFEB

border

#D0CAC6

text

#110A06

muted

#807C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5231

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

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