#8A5742#8A5742

#8A5742 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.075 H 43.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5742
RGB	rgb(138, 87, 66)
HSL	hsl(18, 35%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(18, 52%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 37%, 52.2%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.18, 18.68, 20.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.18, 28.06, 48.26°)
OKLab	oklab(50.85% 0.055 0.0514)
OKLCH	oklch(50.85% 0.075 43.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.8737, 12.6143, 6.8046)
Luminance	0.1261 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5742 #42758A

analogous

#8A4251 #8A5742 #8A7B42

triadic

#8A5742 #428A57 #57428A

tetradic

#8A5742 #518A42 #42758A #7B428A

square

#8A5742 #518A42 #42758A #7B428A

split-complementary

#8A5742 #428A7B #42518A

monochromatic

#37231A #613D2E #8A5742 #B07359 #C49683

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#8A5742 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#8A5742 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5742

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5742	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5742	1.00	5.96	3.52	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645D40

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706842

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#954E52

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5742;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 87, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.075 43.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af8676',
    500: '#8a5742',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5742;
$custom-light: #af8676;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5742",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 17.5,
    "s": 35.294,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50852,
    "c": 0.07523,
    "h": 43.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12613
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5742

secondary

#799FAE

accent

#ABCB5C

background

#FBF8F7

surface

#F6EFED

border

#D0CAC8

text

#110B08

muted

#807C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5742

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

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