#8A6227#8A6227

#8A6227 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.091 H 73.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A6227
RGB	rgb(138, 98, 39)
HSL	hsl(36, 56%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(36, 72%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 29%, 71.7%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.64, 10.11, 38.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.64, 40.06, 75.38°)
OKLab	oklab(52.65% 0.0254 0.0874)
OKLCH	oklch(52.65% 0.091 73.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.2161, 14.2863, 3.8752)
Luminance	0.1429 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A6227 #274F8A

analogous

#8A3127 #8A6227 #808A27

triadic

#8A6227 #278A62 #62278A

tetradic

#8A6227 #278A31 #274F8A #8A2780

square

#8A6227 #278A31 #274F8A #8A2780

split-complementary

#8A6227 #27808A #31278A

monochromatic

#2B1E0C #5A401A #8A6227 #BA8434 #D1A15B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.44

#8A6227 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#8A6227 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A6227

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A6227	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A6227	1.00	5.44	3.86	5.44
#FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#706420

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6D29

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#965855

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a6227;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 98, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.091 73.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b08e64',
    500: '#8a6227',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a6227;
$custom-light: #b08e64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a6227",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 35.758,
    "s": 55.932,
    "l": 34.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52648,
    "c": 0.09096,
    "h": 73.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14285
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A6227

secondary

#577DB6

accent

#85DF49

background

#FBF8F6

surface

#F6F0EB

border

#D0CBC6

text

#110C06

muted

#807D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A6227

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

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