#8A5233#8A5233

#8A5233 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.087 H 48.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5233
RGB	rgb(138, 82, 51)
HSL	hsl(21, 46%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(21, 63%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 40.6%, 63%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.70, 20.27, 27.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.70, 34.47, 53.99°)
OKLab	oklab(49.64% 0.0576 0.0658)
OKLCH	oklch(49.64% 0.087 48.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.0971, 11.6782, 4.6430)
Luminance	0.1168 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5233 #336B8A

analogous

#8A3340 #8A5233 #8A7E33

triadic

#8A5233 #338A52 #52338A

tetradic

#8A5233 #408A33 #336B8A #7E338A

square

#8A5233 #408A33 #336B8A #7E338A

split-complementary

#8A5233 #338A7E #33408A

monochromatic

#311D12 #5D3722 #8A5233 #B76D44 #C98F6E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.30

#8A5233 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#8A5233 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5233

6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5233	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5233	1.00	6.30	3.34	6.30
#FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615830

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6533

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#96474B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5233;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 82, 51);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.087 48.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b0836b',
    500: '#8a5233',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5233;
$custom-light: #b0836b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5233",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 51
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 21.379,
    "s": 46.032,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49635,
    "c": 0.08739,
    "h": 48.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11677
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5233

secondary

#6797B1

accent

#A7D652

background

#FBF8F6

surface

#F6EFEB

border

#D0CAC6

text

#110A07

muted

#807C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5233

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

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