#8A553D#8A553D

#8A553D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.080 H 44.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A553D
RGB	rgb(138, 85, 61)
HSL	hsl(19, 39%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(19, 56%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 38.4%, 55.8%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.59, 19.37, 23.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.59, 30.19, 50.09°)
OKLab	oklab(50.37% 0.0564 0.0561)
OKLCH	oklch(50.37% 0.08 44.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.5730, 12.2385, 6.0087)
Luminance	0.1224 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A553D #3D728A

analogous

#8A3D4C #8A553D #8A7C3D

triadic

#8A553D #3D8A55 #553D8A

tetradic

#8A553D #4C8A3D #3D728A #7C3D8A

square

#8A553D #4C8A3D #3D728A #7C3D8A

split-complementary

#8A553D #3D8A7C #3D4C8A

monochromatic

#352117 #603B2A #8A553D #B27052 #C5937C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.09

#8A553D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#8A553D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A553D

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A553D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A553D	1.00	6.09	3.45	6.09
#FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635B3B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#70673D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#964C4F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a553d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 85, 61);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.080 44.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af8573',
    500: '#8a553d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a553d;
$custom-light: #af8573;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a553d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 61
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 18.701,
    "s": 38.693,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50374,
    "c": 0.07954,
    "h": 44.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12237
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A553D

secondary

#749DAF

accent

#AACF59

background

#FBF8F6

surface

#F6EFEC

border

#D0CAC7

text

#110B08

muted

#807C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A553D

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

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