#8A5B32#8A5B32

#8A5B32 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.084 H 60.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5B32
RGB	rgb(138, 91, 50)
HSL	hsl(28, 47%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(28, 64%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 34.1%, 63.8%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.94, 14.94, 31.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.94, 34.52, 64.35°)
OKLab	oklab(51.36% 0.0414 0.0727)
OKLCH	oklch(51.36% 0.084 60.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.7990, 13.1170, 4.7694)
Luminance	0.1312 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5B32 #32618A

analogous

#8A3235 #8A5B32 #8A8732

triadic

#8A5B32 #328A5B #5B328A

tetradic

#8A5B32 #358A32 #32618A #87328A

square

#8A5B32 #358A32 #32618A #87328A

split-complementary

#8A5B32 #328A87 #32358A

monochromatic

#302011 #5D3D22 #8A5B32 #B77942 #CA986C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.80

#8A5B32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#8A5B32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5B32

5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5B32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5B32	1.00	5.80	3.62	5.80
#FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#695F2E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746A32

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#965151

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5b32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 91, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.084 60.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b0896b',
    500: '#8a5b32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5b32;
$custom-light: #b0896b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5b32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 27.955,
    "s": 46.809,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51363,
    "c": 0.08365,
    "h": 60.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13116
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5B32

secondary

#668EB2

accent

#98D651

background

#FBF8F6

surface

#F6F0EB

border

#D0CBC6

text

#110B07

muted

#807C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5B32

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

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