#8A553E#8A553E

#8A553E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.079 H 44.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A553E
RGB	rgb(138, 85, 62)
HSL	hsl(18, 38%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(18, 55%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 38.4%, 55.1%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.61, 19.46, 22.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.61, 29.81, 49.25°)
OKLab	oklab(50.39% 0.0568 0.0549)
OKLCH	oklch(50.39% 0.079 44)
XYZ	xyz(14.6001, 12.2494, 6.1519)
Luminance	0.1225 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A553E #3E738A

analogous

#8A3E4D #8A553E #8A7B3E

triadic

#8A553E #3E8A55 #553E8A

tetradic

#8A553E #4D8A3E #3E738A #7B3E8A

square

#8A553E #4D8A3E #3E738A #7B3E8A

split-complementary

#8A553E #3E8A7B #3E4D8A

monochromatic

#362118 #603B2B #8A553E #B27053 #C5937E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.09

#8A553E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#8A553E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A553E

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A553E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A553E	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)

#635B3C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#70673E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#964C4F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a553e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 85, 62);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.079 44.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af8573',
    500: '#8a553e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a553e;
$custom-light: #af8573;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a553e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 62
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 18.158,
    "s": 38,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50393,
    "c": 0.07898,
    "h": 44
  },
  "luminance": 0.12248
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A553E

secondary

#759DAF

accent

#ABCE5A

background

#FBF8F7

surface

#F6EFED

border

#D0CAC8

text

#110B08

muted

#807C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A553E

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

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