#8A5423#8A5423

#8A5423 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.096 H 59.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5423
RGB	rgb(138, 84, 35)
HSL	hsl(29, 60%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(29, 75%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 39.1%, 74.6%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.00, 18.08, 36.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.00, 41.10, 63.91°)
OKLab	oklab(49.81% 0.0483 0.0826)
OKLCH	oklch(49.81% 0.096 59.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.9560, 11.8667, 3.1453)
Luminance	0.1187 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5423 #23598A

analogous

#8A2325 #8A5423 #8A8823

triadic

#8A5423 #238A54 #54238A

tetradic

#8A5423 #258A23 #23598A #88238A

square

#8A5423 #258A23 #23598A #88238A

split-complementary

#8A5423 #238A88 #23258A

monochromatic

#28190A #593617 #8A5423 #BB722F #D49154

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.23

#8A5423 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.37

#8A5423 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5423

6.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5423	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5423	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)

#64591D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716623

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#97484A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5423;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 84, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.096 59.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b18461',
    500: '#8a5423',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5423;
$custom-light: #b18461;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5423",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 28.544,
    "s": 59.538,
    "l": 33.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49809,
    "c": 0.09569,
    "h": 59.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11865
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5423

secondary

#5187B7

accent

#98E345

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F6EFEA

border

#D0CAC6

text

#110B05

muted

#807C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5423

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

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