#8A5327#8A5327

#8A5327 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.094 H 56.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5327
RGB	rgb(138, 83, 39)
HSL	hsl(27, 56%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(27, 72%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 39.9%, 71.7%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.80, 18.88, 34.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.80, 39.45, 61.40°)
OKLab	oklab(49.66% 0.0514 0.0785)
OKLCH	oklch(49.66% 0.094 56.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.9418, 11.7377, 3.4504)
Luminance	0.1174 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5327 #275E8A

analogous

#8A272C #8A5327 #8A8527

triadic

#8A5327 #278A53 #53278A

tetradic

#8A5327 #2C8A27 #275E8A #85278A

square

#8A5327 #2C8A27 #275E8A #85278A

split-complementary

#8A5327 #278A85 #272C8A

monochromatic

#2B1A0C #5A361A #8A5327 #BA7034 #D18F5B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.27

#8A5327 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#8A5327 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5327

6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5327	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5327	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)

#635922

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706527

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#974749

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5327;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 83, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.094 56.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b18363',
    500: '#8a5327',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5327;
$custom-light: #b18363;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5327",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 26.667,
    "s": 55.932,
    "l": 34.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49661,
    "c": 0.09384,
    "h": 56.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11736
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5327

secondary

#578CB6

accent

#9CDF49

background

#FBF8F6

surface

#F6EFEB

border

#D0CAC6

text

#110A05

muted

#807C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5327

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

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