#8A5237#8A5237

#8A5237 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.085 H 46.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5237
RGB	rgb(138, 82, 55)
HSL	hsl(20, 43%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(20, 60%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 40.6%, 60.1%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.76, 20.59, 25.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.76, 32.88, 51.23°)
OKLab	oklab(49.7% 0.0592 0.0612)
OKLCH	oklch(49.7% 0.085 46)
XYZ	xyz(14.1891, 11.7150, 5.1276)
Luminance	0.1171 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5237 #376F8A

analogous

#8A3745 #8A5237 #8A7B37

triadic

#8A5237 #378A52 #52378A

tetradic

#8A5237 #458A37 #376F8A #7B378A

square

#8A5237 #458A37 #376F8A #7B378A

split-complementary

#8A5237 #378A7B #37458A

monochromatic

#321E14 #5E3826 #8A5237 #B66C48 #C88F74

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.28

#8A5237 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#8A5237 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5237

6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5237	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5237	1.00	6.28	3.34	6.28
#FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615935

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E6537

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#96484B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5237;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 82, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.085 46.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b0836e',
    500: '#8a5237',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5237;
$custom-light: #b0836e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5237",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 19.518,
    "s": 43.005,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.497,
    "c": 0.08513,
    "h": 46
  },
  "luminance": 0.11714
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5237

secondary

#6D9AB0

accent

#AAD355

background

#FBF8F6

surface

#F6EFEC

border

#D0CAC7

text

#110A07

muted

#807C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5237

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

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