#8A5E2A#8A5E2A
#8A5E2A is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.089 H 68.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A5E2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 94, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 53%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 70%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 31.9%, 69.6%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.62, 12.63, 36.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.62, 38.31, 70.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.86% 0.0333 0.0824) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.86% 0.089 68) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.9029, 13.5771, 4.0258) |
| Luminance | 0.1358 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 4.43
Dirt Brown
#836539
ΔE00 4.72
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 4.90
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 5.72
Cocoa
#875F42
ΔE00 6.44
Poo Brown
#885F01
ΔE00 6.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A5E2A #2A568A
analogous
#8A2E2A #8A5E2A #868A2A
triadic
#8A5E2A #2A8A5E #5E2A8A
tetradic
#8A5E2A #2A8A2E #2A568A #8A2A86
square
#8A5E2A #2A8A2E #2A568A #8A2A86
split-complementary
#8A5E2A #2A868A #2E2A8A
monochromatic
#2C1E0D #5B3E1C #8A5E2A #B97E38 #CF9C60
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.65
#8A5E2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.72
#8A5E2A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A5E2A
5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A5E2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A5E2A | 1.00 | 5.65 | 3.72 | 5.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6D6124
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#776B2B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#965453
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a5e2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 94, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.089 68.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b08b66',
500: '#8a5e2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a5e2a; $custom-light: #b08b66; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a5e2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 94,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 32.5,
"s": 53.333,
"l": 35.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51862,
"c": 0.08881,
"h": 68
},
"luminance": 0.13576
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A5E2A
secondary
#5B84B4
accent
#8EDD4B
background
#FBF8F6
surface
#F6F0EB
border
#D0CBC6
text
#110C06
muted
#807D7A