#8A5535#8A5535

#8A5535 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.084 H 51.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5535
RGB	rgb(138, 85, 53)
HSL	hsl(23, 45%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(23, 62%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 38.4%, 61.6%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.47, 18.68, 27.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.47, 33.38, 55.97°)
OKLab	oklab(50.24% 0.0531 0.0655)
OKLCH	oklch(50.24% 0.084 51)
XYZ	xyz(14.3733, 12.1586, 4.9573)
Luminance	0.1216 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5535 #356A8A

analogous

#8A3540 #8A5535 #8A8035

triadic

#8A5535 #358A55 #55358A

tetradic

#8A5535 #408A35 #356A8A #80358A

square

#8A5535 #408A35 #356A8A #80358A

split-complementary

#8A5535 #358A80 #35408A

monochromatic

#321F13 #5E3A24 #8A5535 #B67046 #C89271

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12

#8A5535 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#8A5535 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5535

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5535	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5535	1.00	6.12	3.43	6.12
#FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645B32

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706635

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#964B4D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5535;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 85, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.084 51.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b0856d',
    500: '#8a5535',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5535;
$custom-light: #b0856d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5535",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 22.588,
    "s": 44.503,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50236,
    "c": 0.08431,
    "h": 51
  },
  "luminance": 0.12157
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5535

secondary

#6A96B1

accent

#A4D454

background

#FBF8F6

surface

#F6EFEB

border

#D0CAC6

text

#110B07

muted

#807C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5535

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

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