#8A6221#8A6221

#8A6221 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.095 H 75.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A6221
RGB	rgb(138, 98, 33)
HSL	hsl(37, 61%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(37, 76%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 29%, 76.1%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.59, 9.79, 41.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.59, 42.67, 76.74°)
OKLab	oklab(52.59% 0.0236 0.092)
OKLCH	oklch(52.59% 0.095 75.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.1245, 14.2497, 3.3924)
Luminance	0.1425 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A6221 #21498A

analogous

#8A2D21 #8A6221 #7D8A21

triadic

#8A6221 #218A62 #62218A

tetradic

#8A6221 #218A2D #21498A #8A217D

square

#8A6221 #218A2D #21498A #8A217D

split-complementary

#8A6221 #217D8A #2D218A

monochromatic

#271C09 #593F15 #8A6221 #BB852D #D5A350

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.46

#8A6221 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#8A6221 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A6221

5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A6221	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A6221	1.00	5.46	3.85	5.46
#FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#716418

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6D23

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#965755

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a6221;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 98, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.095 75.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b08e61',
    500: '#8a6221',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a6221;
$custom-light: #b08e61;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a6221",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 37.143,
    "s": 61.404,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52591,
    "c": 0.09497,
    "h": 75.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14248
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A6221

secondary

#4E77B9

accent

#81E543

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F6F0EA

border

#D0CBC6

text

#110C05

muted

#807D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A6221

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

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