#8A5340#8A5340

#8A5340 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.080 H 39.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5340
RGB	rgb(138, 83, 64)
HSL	hsl(15, 37%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(15, 54%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 39.9%, 53.6%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.15, 20.81, 20.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.15, 29.43, 44.98°)
OKLab	oklab(50.05% 0.0612 0.0509)
OKLCH	oklch(50.05% 0.08 39.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.5008, 11.9613, 6.3945)
Luminance	0.1196 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5340 #40778A

analogous

#8A4052 #8A5340 #8A7840

triadic

#8A5340 #408A53 #53408A

tetradic

#8A5340 #528A40 #40778A #78408A

square

#8A5340 #528A40 #40778A #78408A

split-complementary

#8A5340 #408A78 #40528A

monochromatic

#362119 #603A2D #8A5340 #B16E56 #C49280

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.19

#8A5340 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.39

#8A5340 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5340

6.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5340	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5340	1.00	6.19	3.39	6.19
#FFFFFF	6.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615A3E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E663F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#964A4E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5340;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 83, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.080 39.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af8475',
    500: '#8a5340',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5340;
$custom-light: #af8475;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5340",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 15.405,
    "s": 36.634,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50053,
    "c": 0.07961,
    "h": 39.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1196
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5340

secondary

#77A0AF

accent

#AFCD5B

background

#FBF8F7

surface

#F6EFED

border

#D0CAC8

text

#110B08

muted

#807C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5340

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

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