#8A6233#8A6233

#8A6233 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.082 H 68.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A6233
RGB	rgb(138, 98, 51)
HSL	hsl(32, 46%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(32, 63%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 29%, 63%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.77, 10.92, 32.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.77, 34.49, 71.55°)
OKLab	oklab(52.79% 0.0296 0.0763)
OKLCH	oklch(52.79% 0.082 68.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.4474, 14.3788, 5.0931)
Luminance	0.1438 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A6233 #335B8A

analogous

#8A3733 #8A6233 #878A33

triadic

#8A6233 #338A62 #62338A

tetradic

#8A6233 #338A37 #335B8A #8A3387

square

#8A6233 #338A37 #335B8A #8A3387

split-complementary

#8A6233 #33878A #37338A

monochromatic

#312312 #5D4222 #8A6233 #B78244 #C99F6E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#8A6233 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#8A6233 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A6233

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A6233	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A6233	1.00	5.42	3.88	5.42
#FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F642F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796E34

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#965857

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a6233;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 98, 51);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.082 68.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af8e6c',
    500: '#8a6233',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a6233;
$custom-light: #af8e6c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a6233",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 51
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 32.414,
    "s": 46.032,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52792,
    "c": 0.08184,
    "h": 68.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14378
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A6233

secondary

#6789B1

accent

#8FD652

background

#FBF8F6

surface

#F6F0EB

border

#D0CBC6

text

#110C07

muted

#807D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A6233

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

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