#8A531E#8A531E

#8A531E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.099 H 60.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A531E
RGB	rgb(138, 83, 30)
HSL	hsl(29, 64%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(29, 78%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 39.9%, 78.3%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.71, 18.41, 39.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.71, 43.18, 64.75°)
OKLab	oklab(49.57% 0.0485 0.086)
OKLCH	oklch(49.57% 0.099 60.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.8100, 11.6849, 2.7562)
Luminance	0.1168 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A531E #1E558A

analogous

#8A1E1F #8A531E #8A891E

triadic

#8A531E #1E8A53 #531E8A

tetradic

#8A531E #1F8A1E #1E558A #891E8A

square

#8A531E #1F8A1E #1E558A #891E8A

split-complementary

#8A531E #1E8A89 #1E1F8A

monochromatic

#251708 #583513 #8A531E #BC7129 #D8904B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.29

#8A531E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#8A531E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A531E

6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A531E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A531E	1.00	6.29	3.34	6.29
#FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645817

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#71651E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#974748

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a531e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 83, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.099 60.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b1835d',
    500: '#8a531e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a531e;
$custom-light: #b1835d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a531e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 29.444,
    "s": 64.286,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49568,
    "c": 0.09875,
    "h": 60.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11684
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A531E

secondary

#4A83BA

accent

#95E741

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F6EFE9

border

#D0CAC5

text

#120A04

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A531E

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

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