#8A5D21#8A5D21
#8A5D21 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.095 H 70.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A5D21 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 93, 33) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 61%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 76%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 32.6%, 76.1%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.28, 12.71, 40.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.28, 42.18, 72.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.57% 0.0322 0.0892) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.57% 0.095 70.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.6712, 13.3431, 3.2413) |
| Luminance | 0.1334 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 4.23
Poo Brown
#885F01
ΔE00 5.00
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 5.25
Raw Sienna
#9A6200
ΔE00 5.41
Dirt Brown
#836539
ΔE00 5.46
Shit Brown
#7B5804
ΔE00 5.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A5D21 #214E8A
analogous
#8A2821 #8A5D21 #828A21
triadic
#8A5D21 #218A5D #5D218A
tetradic
#8A5D21 #218A28 #214E8A #8A2182
square
#8A5D21 #218A28 #214E8A #8A2182
split-complementary
#8A5D21 #21828A #28218A
monochromatic
#271A09 #593C15 #8A5D21 #BB7E2D #D59C50
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.72
#8A5D21 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.67
#8A5D21 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A5D21
5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A5D21 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A5D21 | 1.00 | 5.72 | 3.67 | 5.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6C6019
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#776A23
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#975251
Achromatopsia (no color)
#666666
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a5d21; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 93, 33); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.095 70.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b18a60',
500: '#8a5d21',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a5d21; $custom-light: #b18a60; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a5d21",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 93,
"b": 33
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.286,
"s": 61.404,
"l": 33.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51567,
"c": 0.0948,
"h": 70.2
},
"luminance": 0.13342
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A5D21
secondary
#4E7CB9
accent
#88E543
background
#FBF8F5
surface
#F6F0EA
border
#D0CBC6
text
#110B05
muted
#807C79