#8A5239#8A5239

#8A5239 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.084 H 44.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5239
RGB	rgb(138, 82, 57)
HSL	hsl(19, 42%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(19, 59%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 40.6%, 58.7%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.79, 20.76, 24.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.79, 32.11, 49.73°)
OKLab	oklab(49.74% 0.06 0.0588)
OKLCH	oklch(49.74% 0.084 44.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.2380, 11.7346, 5.3853)
Luminance	0.1173 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5239 #39718A

analogous

#8A3948 #8A5239 #8A7A39

triadic

#8A5239 #398A52 #52398A

tetradic

#8A5239 #488A39 #39718A #7A398A

square

#8A5239 #488A39 #39718A #7A398A

split-complementary

#8A5239 #398A7A #39488A

monochromatic

#331F15 #5F3827 #8A5239 #B56C4B #C78F77

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.28

#8A5239 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#8A5239 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5239

6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5239	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5239	1.00	6.28	3.35	6.28
#FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615937

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E6539

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#96484C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5239;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 82, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.084 44.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b08370',
    500: '#8a5239',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5239;
$custom-light: #b08370;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5239",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 18.519,
    "s": 41.538,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49735,
    "c": 0.08404,
    "h": 44.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11733
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5239

secondary

#6F9CB0

accent

#ABD156

background

#FBF8F6

surface

#F6EFEC

border

#D0CAC7

text

#110A07

muted

#807C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5239

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

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