#8A6023#8A6023

#8A6023 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.094 H 72.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A6023
RGB	rgb(138, 96, 35)
HSL	hsl(36, 60%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(36, 75%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 30.4%, 74.6%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.08, 11.06, 40.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.08, 41.59, 74.58°)
OKLab	oklab(52.2% 0.0276 0.0894)
OKLCH	oklch(52.2% 0.094 72.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.9685, 13.8916, 3.4828)
Luminance	0.1389 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A6023 #234D8A

analogous

#8A2D23 #8A6023 #818A23

triadic

#8A6023 #238A60 #60238A

tetradic

#8A6023 #238A2D #234D8A #8A2381

square

#8A6023 #238A2D #234D8A #8A2381

split-complementary

#8A6023 #23818A #2D238A

monochromatic

#281C0A #593E17 #8A6023 #BB822F #D49F54

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.56

#8A6023 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.78

#8A6023 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A6023

5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A6023	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A6023	1.00	5.56	3.78	5.56
#FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F621B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796C25

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#965553

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a6023;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 96, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.094 72.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b08d62',
    500: '#8a6023',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a6023;
$custom-light: #b08d62;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a6023",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 96,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 35.534,
    "s": 59.538,
    "l": 33.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52197,
    "c": 0.09352,
    "h": 72.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1389
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A6023

secondary

#517BB7

accent

#85E345

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F6F0EA

border

#D0CBC6

text

#110C05

muted

#807D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A6023

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

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