#8A5A37#8A5A37
#8A5A37 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.080 H 55.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A5A37 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 90, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(25, 43%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(25, 60%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 34.8%, 60.1%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.75, 15.92, 28.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.75, 32.29, 60.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.24% 0.0451 0.0666) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.24% 0.08 55.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.8279, 12.9927, 5.3406) |
| Luminance | 0.1299 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Cocoa
#875F42
ΔE00 2.82
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 4.83
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 5.57
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 6.31
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 7.09
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 7.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A5A37 #37678A
analogous
#8A373E #8A5A37 #8A8337
triadic
#8A5A37 #378A5A #5A378A
tetradic
#8A5A37 #3E8A37 #37678A #83378A
square
#8A5A37 #3E8A37 #37678A #83378A
split-complementary
#8A5A37 #378A83 #373E8A
monochromatic
#322114 #5E3D26 #8A5A37 #B67748 #C89774
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.84
#8A5A37 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.60
#8A5A37 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A5A37
5.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A5A37 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A5A37 | 1.00 | 5.84 | 3.60 | 5.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#685F34
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#736937
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#965052
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a5a37; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 90, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.080 55.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#af896e',
500: '#8a5a37',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a5a37; $custom-light: #af896e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a5a37",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 90,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 25.301,
"s": 43.005,
"l": 37.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5124,
"c": 0.08046,
"h": 55.9
},
"luminance": 0.12991
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A5A37
secondary
#6D94B0
accent
#9ED355
background
#FBF8F6
surface
#F6F0EC
border
#D0CBC7
text
#110B07
muted
#807C7A