#8A5828#8A5828
#8A5828 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.091 H 61.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A5828 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 88, 40) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 55%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(29, 71%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 36.2%, 71%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.06, 16.02, 35.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.06, 38.94, 65.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.64% 0.043 0.0805) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.64% 0.091 61.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.3550, 12.5373, 3.6710) |
| Luminance | 0.1254 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 3.59
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 3.62
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 4.64
Cocoa
#875F42
ΔE00 5.73
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 5.85
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 6.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A5828 #285A8A
analogous
#8A2829 #8A5828 #8A8928
triadic
#8A5828 #288A58 #58288A
tetradic
#8A5828 #298A28 #285A8A #89288A
square
#8A5828 #298A28 #285A8A #89288A
split-complementary
#8A5828 #288A89 #28298A
monochromatic
#2B1B0C #5B3A1A #8A5828 #B97636 #D0955D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.99
#8A5828 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.51
#8A5828 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A5828
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A5828 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A5828 | 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)
#685C23
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#736829
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#974D4D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a5828; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 88, 40); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.091 61.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b08764',
500: '#8a5828',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a5828; $custom-light: #b08764; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a5828",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 88,
"b": 40
},
"hsl": {
"h": 29.388,
"s": 55.056,
"l": 34.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50641,
"c": 0.0913,
"h": 61.9
},
"luminance": 0.12536
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A5828
secondary
#5988B5
accent
#95DE49
background
#FBF8F6
surface
#F6EFEB
border
#D0CAC6
text
#110B05
muted
#807C7A