#8A5825#8A5825
#8A5825 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.093 H 63.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A5825 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 88, 37) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 58%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(30, 73%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 36.2%, 73.2%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.03, 15.85, 36.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.03, 40.24, 66.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.61% 0.042 0.0832) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.61% 0.093 63.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.3060, 12.5176, 3.4126) |
| Luminance | 0.1252 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 3.67
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 3.72
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 4.11
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 5.67
Cocoa
#875F42
ΔE00 6.34
Dirt Brown
#836539
ΔE00 6.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A5825 #25578A
analogous
#8A2625 #8A5825 #8A8A25
triadic
#8A5825 #258A58 #58258A
tetradic
#8A5825 #258A26 #25578A #8A258A
square
#8A5825 #258A26 #25578A #8A258A
split-complementary
#8A5825 #258A8A #26258A
monochromatic
#291A0B #5A3918 #8A5825 #BA7732 #D29557
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.99
#8A5825 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.50
#8A5825 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A5825
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A5825 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A5825 | 1.00 | 5.99 | 3.50 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#685C1F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#746826
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#974D4D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a5825; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 88, 37); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.093 63.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b18762',
500: '#8a5825',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a5825; $custom-light: #b18762; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a5825",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 88,
"b": 37
},
"hsl": {
"h": 30.297,
"s": 57.714,
"l": 34.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50608,
"c": 0.09317,
"h": 63.2
},
"luminance": 0.12516
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A5825
secondary
#5485B7
accent
#93E147
background
#FBF8F5
surface
#F6EFEA
border
#D0CAC6
text
#110B05
muted
#807C79