#8A523F#8A523F

#8A523F is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.081 H 39.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A523F
RGB	rgb(138, 82, 63)
HSL	hsl(15, 37%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(15, 54%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 40.6%, 54.3%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.89, 21.30, 21.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.89, 29.95, 44.68°)
OKLab	oklab(49.85% 0.0625 0.0515)
OKLCH	oklch(49.85% 0.081 39.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.3967, 11.7981, 6.2207)
Luminance	0.1180 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A523F #3F778A

analogous

#8A3F52 #8A523F #8A783F

triadic

#8A523F #3F8A52 #523F8A

tetradic

#8A523F #528A3F #3F778A #783F8A

square

#8A523F #528A3F #3F778A #783F8A

split-complementary

#8A523F #3F8A78 #3F528A

monochromatic

#362019 #60392C #8A523F #B16C55 #C5917F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.25

#8A523F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#8A523F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A523F

6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A523F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A523F	1.00	6.25	3.36	6.25
#FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#60593D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E653E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#96494D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a523f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 82, 63);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.081 39.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af8374',
    500: '#8a523f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a523f;
$custom-light: #af8374;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a523f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 63
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 15.2,
    "s": 37.313,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49847,
    "c": 0.08099,
    "h": 39.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11797
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A523F

secondary

#76A0AF

accent

#B0CD5B

background

#FBF8F7

surface

#F6EFED

border

#D0CAC8

text

#110A08

muted

#807C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A523F

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

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