#8A5B2E#8A5B2E
#8A5B2E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.086 H 62.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A5B2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 91, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 50%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(29, 67%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 34.1%, 66.7%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.89, 14.65, 33.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.89, 36.33, 66.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.31% 0.0399 0.0767) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.31% 0.086 62.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.7165, 13.0840, 4.3346) |
| Luminance | 0.1308 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 3.58
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 4.53
Cocoa
#875F42
ΔE00 4.77
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 5.40
Dirt Brown
#836539
ΔE00 6.09
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 6.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A5B2E #2E5D8A
analogous
#8A2E2F #8A5B2E #8A892E
triadic
#8A5B2E #2E8A5B #5B2E8A
tetradic
#8A5B2E #2F8A2E #2E5D8A #892E8A
square
#8A5B2E #2F8A2E #2E5D8A #892E8A
split-complementary
#8A5B2E #2E8A89 #2E2F8A
monochromatic
#2E1E0F #5C3D1F #8A5B2E #B8793D #CC9866
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.81
#8A5B2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.62
#8A5B2E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A5B2E
5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A5B2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A5B2E | 1.00 | 5.81 | 3.62 | 5.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6A5F2A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#756A2F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#965151
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a5b2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 91, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.086 62.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b08968',
500: '#8a5b2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a5b2e; $custom-light: #b08968; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a5b2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 91,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 29.348,
"s": 50,
"l": 36.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51308,
"c": 0.08649,
"h": 62.5
},
"luminance": 0.13083
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A5B2E
secondary
#618BB3
accent
#95DA4E
background
#FBF8F6
surface
#F6F0EB
border
#D0CBC6
text
#110B06
muted
#807C7A