#8A6342#8A6342

#8A6342 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.069 H 60.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A6342
RGB	rgb(138, 99, 66)
HSL	hsl(28, 35%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(28, 52%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 28.3%, 52.2%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.25, 11.65, 24.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.25, 27.48, 64.92°)
OKLab	oklab(53.24% 0.0338 0.0604)
OKLCH	oklch(53.24% 0.069 60.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.9272, 14.7214, 7.1558)
Luminance	0.1472 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A6342 #42698A

analogous

#8A4245 #8A6342 #8A8742

triadic

#8A6342 #428A63 #63428A

tetradic

#8A6342 #458A42 #42698A #87428A

square

#8A6342 #458A42 #42698A #87428A

split-complementary

#8A6342 #428A87 #42458A

monochromatic

#37281A #61452E #8A6342 #B08159 #C4A183

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#8A6342 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.94

#8A6342 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A6342

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A6342	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A6342	1.00	5.32	3.94	5.32
#FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F663F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786F42

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#955B5B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a6342;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 99, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.069 60.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae8f77',
    500: '#8a6342',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a6342;
$custom-light: #ae8f77;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a6342",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 99,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 27.5,
    "s": 35.294,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53235,
    "c": 0.06925,
    "h": 60.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1472
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A6342

secondary

#7996AE

accent

#99CB5C

background

#FBF8F7

surface

#F6F0ED

border

#D0CBC8

text

#110C08

muted

#807D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A6342

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

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