#8A5421#8A5421

#8A5421 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.097 H 60.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5421
RGB	rgb(138, 84, 33)
HSL	hsl(29, 61%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(29, 76%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 39.1%, 76.1%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.98, 17.98, 37.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.98, 41.94, 64.62°)
OKLab	oklab(49.79% 0.0477 0.0842)
OKLCH	oklch(49.79% 0.097 60.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.9272, 11.8551, 2.9934)
Luminance	0.1185 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5421 #21578A

analogous

#8A2122 #8A5421 #8A8821

triadic

#8A5421 #218A54 #54218A

tetradic

#8A5421 #228A21 #21578A #88218A

square

#8A5421 #228A21 #21578A #88218A

split-complementary

#8A5421 #218A88 #21228A

monochromatic

#271809 #593615 #8A5421 #BB722D #D59150

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.23

#8A5421 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.37

#8A5421 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5421

6.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5421	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5421	1.00	6.23	3.37	6.23
#FFFFFF	6.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#65591B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716621

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#974849

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5421;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 84, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.097 60.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b1845f',
    500: '#8a5421',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5421;
$custom-light: #b1845f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5421",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 29.143,
    "s": 61.404,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49788,
    "c": 0.09679,
    "h": 60.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11854
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5421

secondary

#4E85B9

accent

#96E543

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F6EFE9

border

#D0CAC5

text

#110B05

muted

#807C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5421

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

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