#8A5740#8A5740

#8A5740 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.076 H 44.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5740
RGB	rgb(138, 87, 64)
HSL	hsl(19, 37%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(19, 54%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 37%, 53.6%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.14, 18.48, 22.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.14, 28.80, 50.06°)
OKLab	oklab(50.81% 0.0541 0.0539)
OKLCH	oklch(50.81% 0.076 44.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.8157, 12.5911, 6.4995)
Luminance	0.1259 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5740 #40738A

analogous

#8A404E #8A5740 #8A7C40

triadic

#8A5740 #408A57 #57408A

tetradic

#8A5740 #4E8A40 #40738A #7C408A

square

#8A5740 #4E8A40 #40738A #7C408A

split-complementary

#8A5740 #408A7C #404E8A

monochromatic

#362219 #603D2D #8A5740 #B17256 #C49580

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.97

#8A5740 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#8A5740 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5740

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5740	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5740	1.00	5.97	3.52	5.97
#FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645D3E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716840

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#954E51

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5740;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 87, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.076 44.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af8675',
    500: '#8a5740',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5740;
$custom-light: #af8675;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5740",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 18.649,
    "s": 36.634,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50813,
    "c": 0.07635,
    "h": 44.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1259
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5740

secondary

#779DAF

accent

#A9CD5B

background

#FBF8F7

surface

#F6EFED

border

#D0CAC8

text

#110B08

muted

#807C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5740

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

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