#8A5827#8A5827
#8A5827 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.092 H 62.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A5827 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 88, 39) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 56%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(30, 72%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 36.2%, 71.7%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.05, 15.96, 35.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.05, 39.38, 66.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.63% 0.0427 0.0814) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.63% 0.092 62.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.3382, 12.5305, 3.5826) |
| Luminance | 0.1253 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 3.62
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 3.62
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 4.45
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 5.78
Cocoa
#875F42
ΔE00 5.94
Dirt Brown
#836539
ΔE00 7.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A5827 #27598A
analogous
#8A2728 #8A5827 #8A8A27
triadic
#8A5827 #278A58 #58278A
tetradic
#8A5827 #288A27 #27598A #8A278A
square
#8A5827 #288A27 #27598A #8A278A
split-complementary
#8A5827 #278A8A #27288A
monochromatic
#2B1B0C #5A3A1A #8A5827 #BA7634 #D1955B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.99
#8A5827 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.51
#8A5827 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A5827
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A5827 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A5827 | 1.00 | 5.99 | 3.51 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#685C22
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#736828
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#974D4D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a5827; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 88, 39); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.092 62.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b08763',
500: '#8a5827',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a5827; $custom-light: #b08763; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a5827",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 88,
"b": 39
},
"hsl": {
"h": 29.697,
"s": 55.932,
"l": 34.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5063,
"c": 0.09194,
"h": 62.3
},
"luminance": 0.12529
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A5827
secondary
#5787B6
accent
#95DF49
background
#FBF8F6
surface
#F6EFEB
border
#D0CAC6
text
#110B05
muted
#807C7A