#8A5523#8A5523

#8A5523 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.095 H 60.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5523
RGB	rgb(138, 85, 35)
HSL	hsl(29, 60%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(29, 75%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 38.4%, 74.6%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.25, 17.49, 37.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.25, 41.09, 64.80°)
OKLab	oklab(50% 0.0466 0.0831)
OKLCH	oklch(50% 0.095 60.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.0342, 12.0230, 3.1713)
Luminance	0.1202 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5523 #23588A

analogous

#8A2325 #8A5523 #8A8923

triadic

#8A5523 #238A55 #55238A

tetradic

#8A5523 #258A23 #23588A #89238A

square

#8A5523 #258A23 #23588A #89238A

split-complementary

#8A5523 #238A89 #23258A

monochromatic

#28190A #593717 #8A5523 #BB732F #D49254

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.17

#8A5523 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40

#8A5523 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5523

6.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5523	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5523	1.00	6.17	3.40	6.17
#FFFFFF	6.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#655A1D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726623

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#97494A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5523;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 85, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.095 60.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b18561',
    500: '#8a5523',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5523;
$custom-light: #b18561;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5523",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 29.126,
    "s": 59.538,
    "l": 33.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50001,
    "c": 0.0953,
    "h": 60.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12022
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5523

secondary

#5186B7

accent

#96E345

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F6EFEA

border

#D0CAC6

text

#110B05

muted

#807C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5523

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

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