#8A5D12#8A5D12
#8A5D12 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.102 H 73.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A5D12 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 93, 18) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 77%, 31%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 87%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 32.6%, 87%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.18, 12.13, 46.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.18, 47.75, 75.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.46% 0.0286 0.0983) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.46% 0.102 73.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.5059, 13.2770, 2.3709) |
| Luminance | 0.1328 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Poo Brown
#885F01
ΔE00 2.71
Raw Sienna
#9A6200
ΔE00 4.26
Shit Brown
#7B5804
ΔE00 4.38
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 4.78
Poop
#7F5E00
ΔE00 4.94
Poop Brown
#7A5901
ΔE00 5.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A5D12 #123F8A
analogous
#8A2112 #8A5D12 #7B8A12
triadic
#8A5D12 #128A5D #5D128A
tetradic
#8A5D12 #128A21 #123F8A #8A127B
square
#8A5D12 #128A21 #123F8A #8A127B
split-complementary
#8A5D12 #127B8A #21128A
monochromatic
#1E1404 #54390B #8A5D12 #C08119 #E4A132
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.75
#8A5D12 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.66
#8A5D12 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A5D12
5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A5D12 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A5D12 | 1.00 | 5.75 | 3.66 | 5.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6D6000
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#786A15
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#97514F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#666666
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a5d12; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 93, 18); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.102 73.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b18a58',
500: '#8a5d12',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a5d12; $custom-light: #b18a58; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a5d12",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 93,
"b": 18
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.5,
"s": 76.923,
"l": 30.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51459,
"c": 0.10239,
"h": 73.8
},
"luminance": 0.13276
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A5D12
secondary
#396BBF
accent
#7CF334
background
#FBF8F5
surface
#F6F0E9
border
#D0CBC5
text
#120B04
muted
#817C79