#8A5E1B#8A5E1B
#8A5E1B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.098 H 72.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A5E1B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 94, 27) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 67%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 80%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 31.9%, 80.4%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.49, 11.86, 43.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.49, 44.67, 74.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.72% 0.0288 0.0939) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.72% 0.098 72.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.6829, 13.4891, 2.8671) |
| Luminance | 0.1349 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Poo Brown
#885F01
ΔE00 3.54
Raw Sienna
#9A6200
ΔE00 4.67
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 4.70
Shit Brown
#7B5804
ΔE00 4.89
Poop
#7F5E00
ΔE00 5.50
Poop Brown
#7A5901
ΔE00 5.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A5E1B #1B478A
analogous
#8A261B #8A5E1B #7F8A1B
triadic
#8A5E1B #1B8A5E #5E1B8A
tetradic
#8A5E1B #1B8A26 #1B478A #8A1B7F
square
#8A5E1B #1B8A26 #1B478A #8A1B7F
split-complementary
#8A5E1B #1B7F8A #261B8A
monochromatic
#241807 #573B11 #8A5E1B #BD8125 #DB9F45
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.68
#8A5E1B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.70
#8A5E1B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A5E1B
5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A5E1B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A5E1B | 1.00 | 5.68 | 3.70 | 5.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6D6010
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#786B1D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#975351
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a5e1b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 94, 27); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.098 72.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b18b5d',
500: '#8a5e1b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a5e1b; $custom-light: #b18b5d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a5e1b",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 94,
"b": 27
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.216,
"s": 67.273,
"l": 32.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5172,
"c": 0.09819,
"h": 72.9
},
"luminance": 0.13488
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A5E1B
secondary
#4574BC
accent
#82EA3E
background
#FBF8F5
surface
#F6F0E9
border
#D0CBC5
text
#110C04
muted
#807D79