#8A6235#8A6235

#8A6235 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.080 H 67.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A6235
RGB	rgb(138, 98, 53)
HSL	hsl(32, 45%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(32, 62%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 29%, 61.6%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.80, 11.07, 31.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.80, 33.54, 70.73°)
OKLab	oklab(52.82% 0.0303 0.0743)
OKLCH	oklch(52.82% 0.08 67.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.4924, 14.3969, 5.3304)
Luminance	0.1440 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A6235 #355D8A

analogous

#8A3835 #8A6235 #878A35

triadic

#8A6235 #358A62 #62358A

tetradic

#8A6235 #358A38 #355D8A #8A3587

square

#8A6235 #358A38 #355D8A #8A3587

split-complementary

#8A6235 #35878A #38358A

monochromatic

#322313 #5E4324 #8A6235 #B68146 #C89F71

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.41

#8A6235 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#8A6235 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A6235

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A6235	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A6235	1.00	5.41	3.88	5.41
#FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F6431

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796E36

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#965958

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a6235;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 98, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.080 67.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af8e6d',
    500: '#8a6235',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a6235;
$custom-light: #af8e6d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a6235",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 31.765,
    "s": 44.503,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5282,
    "c": 0.08021,
    "h": 67.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14396
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A6235

secondary

#6A8BB1

accent

#90D454

background

#FBF8F6

surface

#F6F0EC

border

#D0CBC7

text

#110C07

muted

#807D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A6235

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

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