#8A5533#8A5533

#8A5533 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.086 H 52.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5533
RGB	rgb(138, 85, 51)
HSL	hsl(23, 46%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(23, 63%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 38.4%, 63%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.44, 18.53, 28.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.44, 34.22, 57.23°)
OKLab	oklab(50.21% 0.0523 0.0677)
OKLCH	oklch(50.21% 0.086 52.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.3283, 12.1406, 4.7201)
Luminance	0.1214 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5533 #33688A

analogous

#8A333D #8A5533 #8A8133

triadic

#8A5533 #338A55 #55338A

tetradic

#8A5533 #3D8A33 #33688A #81338A

square

#8A5533 #3D8A33 #33688A #81338A

split-complementary

#8A5533 #338A81 #333D8A

monochromatic

#311E12 #5D3922 #8A5533 #B77144 #C9926E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.13

#8A5533 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#8A5533 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5533

6.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5533	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5533	1.00	6.13	3.43	6.13
#FFFFFF	6.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645B30

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716633

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#964B4D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5533;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 85, 51);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.086 52.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b0856b',
    500: '#8a5533',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5533;
$custom-light: #b0856b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5533",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 51
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 23.448,
    "s": 46.032,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50205,
    "c": 0.08555,
    "h": 52.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12139
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5533

secondary

#6794B1

accent

#A2D652

background

#FBF8F6

surface

#F6EFEB

border

#D0CAC6

text

#110B07

muted

#807C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5533

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

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