#8A552C#8A552C

#8A552C is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.090 H 56.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A552C
RGB	rgb(138, 85, 44)
HSL	hsl(26, 52%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(26, 68%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 38.4%, 68.1%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.35, 18.03, 32.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.35, 37.23, 61.04°)
OKLab	oklab(50.11% 0.0496 0.075)
OKLCH	oklch(50.11% 0.09 56.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.1854, 12.0835, 3.9677)
Luminance	0.1208 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A552C #2C618A

analogous

#8A2C32 #8A552C #8A842C

triadic

#8A552C #2C8A55 #552C8A

tetradic

#8A552C #328A2C #2C618A #842C8A

square

#8A552C #328A2C #2C618A #842C8A

split-complementary

#8A552C #2C8A84 #2C328A

monochromatic

#2D1C0E #5C381D #8A552C #B8723B #CD9163

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.15

#8A552C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.42

#8A552C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A552C

6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A552C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A552C	1.00	6.15	3.42	6.15
#FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#655A28

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#71662C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#974A4C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a552c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 85, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.090 56.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b08567',
    500: '#8a552c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a552c;
$custom-light: #b08567;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a552c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 26.17,
    "s": 51.648,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50106,
    "c": 0.08991,
    "h": 56.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12082
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A552C

secondary

#5E8EB4

accent

#9DDB4D

background

#FBF8F6

surface

#F6EFEB

border

#D0CAC6

text

#110B06

muted

#807C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A552C

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

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