#8A5235#8A5235

#8A5235 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.086 H 47.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5235
RGB	rgb(138, 82, 53)
HSL	hsl(20, 45%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(20, 62%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 40.6%, 61.6%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.73, 20.43, 26.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.73, 33.67, 52.65°)
OKLab	oklab(49.67% 0.0584 0.0635)
OKLCH	oklch(49.67% 0.086 47.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.1421, 11.6963, 4.8803)
Luminance	0.1169 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5235 #356D8A

analogous

#8A3542 #8A5235 #8A7D35

triadic

#8A5235 #358A52 #52358A

tetradic

#8A5235 #428A35 #356D8A #7D358A

square

#8A5235 #428A35 #356D8A #7D358A

split-complementary

#8A5235 #358A7D #35428A

monochromatic

#321D13 #5E3824 #8A5235 #B66C46 #C88F71

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.29

#8A5235 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#8A5235 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5235

6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5235	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5235	1.00	6.29	3.34	6.29
#FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615932

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6535

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#96474B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5235;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 82, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.086 47.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b0836d',
    500: '#8a5235',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5235;
$custom-light: #b0836d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5235",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 20.471,
    "s": 44.503,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49667,
    "c": 0.08625,
    "h": 47.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11695
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5235

secondary

#6A99B1

accent

#A8D454

background

#FBF8F6

surface

#F6EFEB

border

#D0CAC6

text

#110A07

muted

#807C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5235

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

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