#8A5846#8A5846

#8A5846 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.072 H 40.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5846
RGB	rgb(138, 88, 70)
HSL	hsl(16, 33%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(16, 49%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 36.2%, 49.3%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.50, 18.51, 18.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.50, 26.50, 45.71°)
OKLab	oklab(51.13% 0.0549 0.047)
OKLCH	oklch(51.13% 0.072 40.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.0773, 12.8262, 7.4748)
Luminance	0.1283 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5846 #46788A

analogous

#8A4656 #8A5846 #8A7A46

triadic

#8A5846 #468A58 #58468A

tetradic

#8A5846 #568A46 #46788A #7A468A

square

#8A5846 #568A46 #46788A #7A468A

split-complementary

#8A5846 #468A7A #46568A

monochromatic

#39241D #613E31 #8A5846 #AE745F #C39788

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#8A5846 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#8A5846 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5846

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5846	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5846	1.00	5.89	3.57	5.89
#FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#655E45

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706846

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#955053

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5846;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 88, 70);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.072 40.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af8779',
    500: '#8a5846',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5846;
$custom-light: #af8779;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5846",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 88,
    "b": 70
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 15.882,
    "s": 32.692,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51127,
    "c": 0.07228,
    "h": 40.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12825
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5846

secondary

#7EA1AE

accent

#ADC95F

background

#FBF8F7

surface

#F6EFED

border

#D0CAC8

text

#110B09

muted

#807C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5846

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

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