#8A5729#8A5729
#8A5729 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.091 H 60.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A5729 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 87, 41) |
| HSL | hsl(28, 54%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(28, 70%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 37%, 70.3%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.82, 16.67, 34.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.82, 38.50, 64.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.46% 0.0451 0.079) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.46% 0.091 60.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.2907, 12.3811, 3.7346) |
| Luminance | 0.1238 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 3.46
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 3.69
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 5.06
Cocoa
#875F42
ΔE00 5.48
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 5.79
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 6.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A5729 #295C8A
analogous
#8A292B #8A5729 #8A8829
triadic
#8A5729 #298A57 #57298A
tetradic
#8A5729 #2B8A29 #295C8A #88298A
square
#8A5729 #2B8A29 #295C8A #88298A
split-complementary
#8A5729 #298A88 #292B8A
monochromatic
#2C1C0D #5B391B #8A5729 #B97537 #CF945E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.04
#8A5729 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.48
#8A5729 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A5729
6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A5729 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A5729 | 1.00 | 6.04 | 3.48 | 6.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#675C24
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#736729
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#974C4D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a5729; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 87, 41); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.091 60.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b08665',
500: '#8a5729',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a5729; $custom-light: #b08665; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a5729",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 87,
"b": 41
},
"hsl": {
"h": 28.454,
"s": 54.19,
"l": 35.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50457,
"c": 0.091,
"h": 60.3
},
"luminance": 0.1238
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A5729
secondary
#5A8AB5
accent
#98DE4A
background
#FBF8F6
surface
#F6EFEB
border
#D0CAC6
text
#110B06
muted
#807C7A