#8A542E#8A542E

#8A542E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.089 H 54.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A542E
RGB	rgb(138, 84, 46)
HSL	hsl(25, 50%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(25, 67%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 39.1%, 66.7%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.12, 18.74, 31.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.12, 36.41, 59.01°)
OKLab	oklab(49.94% 0.0521 0.0724)
OKLCH	oklch(49.94% 0.089 54.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.1457, 11.9425, 4.1444)
Luminance	0.1194 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A542E #2E648A

analogous

#8A2E36 #8A542E #8A822E

triadic

#8A542E #2E8A54 #542E8A

tetradic

#8A542E #368A2E #2E648A #822E8A

square

#8A542E #368A2E #2E648A #822E8A

split-complementary

#8A542E #2E8A82 #2E368A

monochromatic

#2E1C0F #5C381F #8A542E #B8703D #CC9066

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.20

#8A542E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.39

#8A542E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A542E

6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A542E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A542E	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)

#645A2A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#70662E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#97494B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a542e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 84, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.089 54.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b08468',
    500: '#8a542e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a542e;
$custom-light: #b08468;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a542e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 24.783,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49941,
    "c": 0.08917,
    "h": 54.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11941
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A542E

secondary

#6191B3

accent

#A0DA4E

background

#FBF8F6

surface

#F6EFEB

border

#D0CAC6

text

#110B06

muted

#807C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A542E

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

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