#8A5E2E#8A5E2E
#8A5E2E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.086 H 66.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A5E2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 94, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(31, 50%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(31, 67%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 31.9%, 66.7%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.66, 12.90, 34.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.66, 36.48, 69.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.91% 0.0347 0.0786) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.91% 0.086 66.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.9781, 13.6072, 4.4218) |
| Luminance | 0.1361 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 4.07
Dirt Brown
#836539
ΔE00 4.75
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 5.36
Cocoa
#875F42
ΔE00 5.48
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 5.53
Dirt
#8A6E45
ΔE00 7.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A5E2E #2E5A8A
analogous
#8A302E #8A5E2E #888A2E
triadic
#8A5E2E #2E8A5E #5E2E8A
tetradic
#8A5E2E #2E8A30 #2E5A8A #8A2E88
square
#8A5E2E #2E8A30 #2E5A8A #8A2E88
split-complementary
#8A5E2E #2E888A #302E8A
monochromatic
#2E1F0F #5C3F1F #8A5E2E #B87D3D #CC9B66
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.64
#8A5E2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.72
#8A5E2E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A5E2E
5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A5E2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A5E2E | 1.00 | 5.64 | 3.72 | 5.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6C6129
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#776B2F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#965453
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a5e2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 94, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.086 66.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b08b68',
500: '#8a5e2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a5e2e; $custom-light: #b08b68; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a5e2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 94,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 31.304,
"s": 50,
"l": 36.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5191,
"c": 0.08594,
"h": 66.2
},
"luminance": 0.13606
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A5E2E
secondary
#6188B3
accent
#91DA4E
background
#FBF8F6
surface
#F6F0EB
border
#D0CBC6
text
#110C06
muted
#807D7A