#8A542D#8A542D

#8A542D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.090 H 54.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A542D
RGB	rgb(138, 84, 45)
HSL	hsl(25, 51%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(25, 67%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 39.1%, 67.4%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.11, 18.68, 31.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.11, 36.84, 59.54°)
OKLab	oklab(49.93% 0.0518 0.0734)
OKLCH	oklch(49.93% 0.09 54.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.1263, 11.9347, 4.0418)
Luminance	0.1193 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A542D #2D638A

analogous

#8A2D34 #8A542D #8A822D

triadic

#8A542D #2D8A54 #542D8A

tetradic

#8A542D #348A2D #2D638A #822D8A

square

#8A542D #348A2D #2D638A #822D8A

split-complementary

#8A542D #2D8A82 #2D348A

monochromatic

#2E1C0F #5C381E #8A542D #B8703C #CD9065

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.20

#8A542D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.39

#8A542D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A542D

6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A542D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A542D	1.00	6.20	3.39	6.20
#FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645A29

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#71662D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#97494B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a542d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 84, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.090 54.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b08467',
    500: '#8a542d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a542d;
$custom-light: #b08467;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a542d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 25.161,
    "s": 50.82,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49928,
    "c": 0.08978,
    "h": 54.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11933
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A542D

secondary

#6090B3

accent

#9FDA4D

background

#FBF8F6

surface

#F6EFEB

border

#D0CAC6

text

#110B06

muted

#807C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A542D

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

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