#8A6540#8A6540

#8A6540 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.071 H 65.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A6540
RGB	rgb(138, 101, 64)
HSL	hsl(30, 37%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(30, 54%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 26.8%, 53.6%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.75, 10.28, 26.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.75, 28.58, 68.92°)
OKLab	oklab(53.61% 0.0295 0.0643)
OKLCH	oklch(53.61% 0.071 65.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.0611, 15.0819, 6.9147)
Luminance	0.1508 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A6540 #40658A

analogous

#8A4040 #8A6540 #8A8A40

triadic

#8A6540 #408A65 #65408A

tetradic

#8A6540 #408A40 #40658A #8A408A

square

#8A6540 #408A40 #40658A #8A408A

split-complementary

#8A6540 #408A8A #40408A

monochromatic

#362819 #60462D #8A6540 #B18456 #C4A280

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.23

#8A6540 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#8A6540 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A6540

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A6540	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A6540	1.00	5.23	4.02	5.23
#FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#71673D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A7041

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#955D5C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a6540;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 101, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.071 65.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae9075',
    500: '#8a6540',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a6540;
$custom-light: #ae9075;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a6540",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 30,
    "s": 36.634,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53611,
    "c": 0.07073,
    "h": 65.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15081
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A6540

secondary

#7793AF

accent

#94CD5B

background

#FBF8F7

surface

#F6F0ED

border

#D0CBC8

text

#110C08

muted

#807D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A6540

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

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