#8A6440#8A6440

#8A6440 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.071 H 63.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A6440
RGB	rgb(138, 100, 64)
HSL	hsl(29, 37%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(29, 54%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 27.5%, 53.6%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.48, 10.87, 26.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.48, 28.49, 67.58°)
OKLab	oklab(53.41% 0.0313 0.0635)
OKLCH	oklch(53.41% 0.071 63.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.9646, 14.8889, 6.8825)
Luminance	0.1489 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A6440 #40668A

analogous

#8A4041 #8A6440 #8A8940

triadic

#8A6440 #408A64 #64408A

tetradic

#8A6440 #418A40 #40668A #89408A

square

#8A6440 #418A40 #40668A #89408A

split-complementary

#8A6440 #408A89 #40418A

monochromatic

#362719 #60462D #8A6440 #B18256 #C4A180

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.28

#8A6440 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#8A6440 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A6440

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A6440	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A6440	1.00	5.28	3.98	5.28
#FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#70673D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796F41

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#955C5B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a6440;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 100, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.071 63.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae9075',
    500: '#8a6440',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a6440;
$custom-light: #ae9075;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a6440",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 100,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 29.189,
    "s": 36.634,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53405,
    "c": 0.0708,
    "h": 63.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14888
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A6440

secondary

#7794AF

accent

#95CD5B

background

#FBF8F7

surface

#F6F0ED

border

#D0CBC8

text

#110C08

muted

#807D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A6440

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

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