#8A5912#8A5912

#8A5912 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.103 H 69.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5912
RGB	rgb(138, 89, 18)
HSL	hsl(36, 77%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(36, 87%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 35.5%, 87%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.14, 14.47, 45.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.14, 47.56, 72.29°)
OKLab	oklab(50.65% 0.0354 0.0964)
OKLCH	oklch(50.65% 0.103 69.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.1639, 12.5931, 2.2569)
Luminance	0.1259 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5912 #12438A

analogous

#8A1D12 #8A5912 #7F8A12

triadic

#8A5912 #128A59 #59128A

tetradic

#8A5912 #128A1D #12438A #8A127F

square

#8A5912 #128A1D #12438A #8A127F

split-complementary

#8A5912 #127F8A #1D128A

monochromatic

#1E1304 #54360B #8A5912 #C07C19 #E49C32

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.97

#8A5912 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#8A5912 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5912

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5912	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5912	1.00	5.97	3.52	5.97
#FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#695D02

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#756814

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#974D4C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5912;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 89, 18);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.103 69.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b18758',
    500: '#8a5912',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5912;
$custom-light: #b18758;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5912",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 18
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 35.5,
    "s": 76.923,
    "l": 30.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50654,
    "c": 0.10267,
    "h": 69.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12592
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5912

secondary

#3970BF

accent

#82F334

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F6EFE9

border

#D0CAC5

text

#120B04

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5912

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

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