#8A6015#8A6015

#8A6015 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.101 H 76.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A6015
RGB	rgb(138, 96, 21)
HSL	hsl(38, 74%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(38, 85%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 30.4%, 84.8%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.98, 10.46, 45.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.98, 47.01, 77.14°)
OKLab	oklab(52.09% 0.0241 0.0983)
OKLCH	oklch(52.09% 0.101 76.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.8006, 13.8244, 2.5982)
Luminance	0.1382 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A6015 #153F8A

analogous

#8A2615 #8A6015 #798A15

triadic

#8A6015 #158A60 #60158A

tetradic

#8A6015 #158A26 #153F8A #8A1579

square

#8A6015 #158A26 #153F8A #8A1579

split-complementary

#8A6015 #15798A #26158A

monochromatic

#201605 #553B0D #8A6015 #BF851D #E1A439

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.58

#8A6015 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.76

#8A6015 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A6015

5.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A6015	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A6015	1.00	5.58	3.76	5.58
#FFFFFF	5.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F6204

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796C18

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#975552

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a6015;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 96, 21);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.101 76.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b18d5a',
    500: '#8a6015',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a6015;
$custom-light: #b18d5a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a6015",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 96,
    "b": 21
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 38.462,
    "s": 73.585,
    "l": 31.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5209,
    "c": 0.10124,
    "h": 76.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13823
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A6015

secondary

#3D6BBE

accent

#7AF038

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F6F0E9

border

#D0CBC5

text

#120C04

muted

#817D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A6015

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

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