#8A523A#8A523A

#8A523A is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.084 H 43.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A523A
RGB	rgb(138, 82, 58)
HSL	hsl(18, 41%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(18, 58%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 40.6%, 58%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.81, 20.84, 23.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.81, 31.74, 48.95°)
OKLab	oklab(49.75% 0.0604 0.0576)
OKLCH	oklch(49.75% 0.084 43.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.2632, 11.7447, 5.5179)
Luminance	0.1174 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A523A #3A728A

analogous

#8A3A4A #8A523A #8A7A3A

triadic

#8A523A #3A8A52 #523A8A

tetradic

#8A523A #4A8A3A #3A728A #7A3A8A

square

#8A523A #4A8A3A #3A728A #7A3A8A

split-complementary

#8A523A #3A8A7A #3A4A8A

monochromatic

#341F16 #5F3828 #8A523A #B46C4D #C69078

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.27

#8A523A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#8A523A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A523A

6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A523A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A523A	1.00	6.27	3.35	6.27
#FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615938

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E653A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#96484C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a523a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 82, 58);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.084 43.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b08370',
    500: '#8a523a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a523a;
$custom-light: #b08370;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a523a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 58
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 18,
    "s": 40.816,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49753,
    "c": 0.0835,
    "h": 43.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11743
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A523A

secondary

#709DB0

accent

#ACD157

background

#FBF8F6

surface

#F6EFEC

border

#D0CAC7

text

#110A07

muted

#807C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A523A

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

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