#8A523D#8A523D

#8A523D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.082 H 41.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A523D
RGB	rgb(138, 82, 61)
HSL	hsl(16, 39%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(16, 56%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 40.6%, 55.8%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.86, 21.11, 22.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.86, 30.65, 46.46°)
OKLab	oklab(49.81% 0.0617 0.054)
OKLCH	oklch(49.81% 0.082 41.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.3418, 11.7761, 5.9317)
Luminance	0.1177 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A523D #3D758A

analogous

#8A3D4F #8A523D #8A793D

triadic

#8A523D #3D8A52 #523D8A

tetradic

#8A523D #4F8A3D #3D758A #793D8A

square

#8A523D #4F8A3D #3D758A #793D8A

split-complementary

#8A523D #3D8A79 #3D4F8A

monochromatic

#352017 #60392A #8A523D #B26C52 #C5907C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.26

#8A523D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#8A523D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A523D

6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A523D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A523D	1.00	6.26	3.36	6.26
#FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#60593B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E653C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#96484D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a523d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 82, 61);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.082 41.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af8372',
    500: '#8a523d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a523d;
$custom-light: #af8372;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a523d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 61
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 16.364,
    "s": 38.693,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49808,
    "c": 0.08196,
    "h": 41.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11775
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A523D

secondary

#749FAF

accent

#AFCF59

background

#FBF8F6

surface

#F6EFEC

border

#D0CAC7

text

#110A08

muted

#807C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A523D

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

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