#8A6040#8A6040

#8A6040 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.072 H 57.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A6040
RGB	rgb(138, 96, 64)
HSL	hsl(26, 37%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(26, 54%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 30.4%, 53.6%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.43, 13.21, 25.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.43, 28.29, 62.15°)
OKLab	oklab(52.59% 0.0383 0.0605)
OKLCH	oklch(52.59% 0.072 57.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.5904, 14.1403, 6.7577)
Luminance	0.1414 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A6040 #406A8A

analogous

#8A4045 #8A6040 #8A8540

triadic

#8A6040 #408A60 #60408A

tetradic

#8A6040 #458A40 #406A8A #85408A

square

#8A6040 #458A40 #406A8A #85408A

split-complementary

#8A6040 #408A85 #40458A

monochromatic

#362619 #60432D #8A6040 #B17D56 #C49E80

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.49

#8A6040 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.83

#8A6040 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A6040

5.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A6040	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A6040	1.00	5.49	3.83	5.49
#FFFFFF	5.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C643D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766D40

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#955858

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a6040;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 96, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.072 57.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af8d75',
    500: '#8a6040',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a6040;
$custom-light: #af8d75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a6040",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 96,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 25.946,
    "s": 36.634,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52589,
    "c": 0.07161,
    "h": 57.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14139
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A6040

secondary

#7797AF

accent

#9CCD5B

background

#FBF8F7

surface

#F6F0ED

border

#D0CBC8

text

#110C08

muted

#807D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A6040

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

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