#8A5540#8A5540

#8A5540 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.078 H 42.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5540
RGB	rgb(138, 85, 64)
HSL	hsl(17, 37%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(17, 54%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 38.4%, 53.6%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.64, 19.65, 21.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.64, 29.08, 47.49°)
OKLab	oklab(50.43% 0.0577 0.0524)
OKLCH	oklch(50.43% 0.078 42.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.6560, 12.2717, 6.4463)
Luminance	0.1227 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5540 #40758A

analogous

#8A4050 #8A5540 #8A7A40

triadic

#8A5540 #408A55 #55408A

tetradic

#8A5540 #508A40 #40758A #7A408A

square

#8A5540 #508A40 #40758A #7A408A

split-complementary

#8A5540 #408A7A #40508A

monochromatic

#362119 #603B2D #8A5540 #B17056 #C49380

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.08

#8A5540 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#8A5540 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5540

6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5540	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5540	1.00	6.08	3.45	6.08
#FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635B3E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6740

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#964C50

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5540;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 85, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.078 42.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af8575',
    500: '#8a5540',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5540;
$custom-light: #af8575;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5540",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 17.027,
    "s": 36.634,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50431,
    "c": 0.0779,
    "h": 42.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1227
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5540

secondary

#779FAF

accent

#ACCD5B

background

#FBF8F7

surface

#F6EFED

border

#D0CAC8

text

#110B08

muted

#807C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5540

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

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