#8A5E32#8A5E32

#8A5E32 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.083 H 64.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5E32
RGB	rgb(138, 94, 50)
HSL	hsl(30, 47%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(30, 64%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 31.9%, 63.8%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.71, 13.18, 32.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.71, 34.63, 67.62°)
OKLab	oklab(51.96% 0.0361 0.0747)
OKLCH	oklch(51.96% 0.083 64.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.0606, 13.6402, 4.8566)
Luminance	0.1364 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5E32 #325E8A

analogous

#8A3232 #8A5E32 #8A8A32

triadic

#8A5E32 #328A5E #5E328A

tetradic

#8A5E32 #328A32 #325E8A #8A328A

square

#8A5E32 #328A32 #325E8A #8A328A

split-complementary

#8A5E32 #328A8A #32328A

monochromatic

#302111 #5D3F22 #8A5E32 #B77D42 #CA9B6C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.63

#8A5E32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.73

#8A5E32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5E32

5.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5E32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5E32	1.00	5.63	3.73	5.63
#FFFFFF	5.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C612E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766B33

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#965454

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5e32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 94, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.083 64.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af8b6b',
    500: '#8a5e32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5e32;
$custom-light: #af8b6b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5e32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 30,
    "s": 46.809,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51963,
    "c": 0.08296,
    "h": 64.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13639
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5E32

secondary

#668CB2

accent

#94D651

background

#FBF8F6

surface

#F6F0EB

border

#D0CBC6

text

#110C07

muted

#807D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5E32

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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