#8A5636#8A5636

#8A5636 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.083 H 51.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5636
RGB	rgb(138, 86, 54)
HSL	hsl(23, 44%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(23, 61%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 37.7%, 60.9%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.73, 18.18, 27.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.73, 32.89, 56.45°)
OKLab	oklab(50.44% 0.0517 0.065)
OKLCH	oklch(50.44% 0.083 51.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.4759, 12.3265, 5.1062)
Luminance	0.1232 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5636 #366A8A

analogous

#8A3640 #8A5636 #8A8036

triadic

#8A5636 #368A56 #56368A

tetradic

#8A5636 #408A36 #366A8A #80368A

square

#8A5636 #408A36 #366A8A #80368A

split-complementary

#8A5636 #368A80 #36408A

monochromatic

#321F14 #5E3B25 #8A5636 #B67147 #C89372

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.06

#8A5636 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#8A5636 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5636

6.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5636	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5636	1.00	6.06	3.47	6.06
#FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#655C33

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716736

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#964C4E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5636;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 86, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.083 51.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b0866e',
    500: '#8a5636',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5636;
$custom-light: #b0866e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5636",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 22.857,
    "s": 43.75,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50444,
    "c": 0.0831,
    "h": 51.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12325
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5636

secondary

#6B96B1

accent

#A3D354

background

#FBF8F6

surface

#F6EFEB

border

#D0CAC6

text

#110B07

muted

#807C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5636

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

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