#8A5B12#8A5B12
#8A5B12 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.102 H 71.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A5B12 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 91, 18) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 77%, 31%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 87%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 34.1%, 87%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.66, 13.30, 45.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.66, 47.64, 73.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.05% 0.032 0.0974) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.05% 0.102 71.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.3326, 12.9305, 2.3131) |
| Luminance | 0.1293 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Poo Brown
#885F01
ΔE00 3.61
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 4.01
Raw Sienna
#9A6200
ΔE00 4.48
Shit Brown
#7B5804
ΔE00 4.80
Poop Brown
#7A5901
ΔE00 5.56
Poop
#7F5E00
ΔE00 5.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A5B12 #12418A
analogous
#8A1F12 #8A5B12 #7D8A12
triadic
#8A5B12 #128A5B #5B128A
tetradic
#8A5B12 #128A1F #12418A #8A127D
square
#8A5B12 #128A1F #12418A #8A127D
split-complementary
#8A5B12 #127D8A #1F128A
monochromatic
#1E1404 #54370B #8A5B12 #C07F19 #E49E32
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.86
#8A5B12 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.59
#8A5B12 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A5B12
5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A5B12 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A5B12 | 1.00 | 5.86 | 3.59 | 5.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6B5E01
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#766915
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#974F4E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a5b12; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 91, 18); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.102 71.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b18958',
500: '#8a5b12',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a5b12; $custom-light: #b18958; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a5b12",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 91,
"b": 18
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.5,
"s": 76.923,
"l": 30.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51055,
"c": 0.10247,
"h": 71.8
},
"luminance": 0.12929
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A5B12
secondary
#396DBF
accent
#7FF334
background
#FBF8F5
surface
#F6F0E9
border
#D0CBC5
text
#120B04
muted
#817C79