#8A6939#8A6939
#8A6939 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.077 H 75.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A6939 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 105, 57) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 42%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 59%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23.9%, 58.7%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.71, 7.31, 31.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.71, 32.59, 77.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.34% 0.0198 0.0749) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.34% 0.078 75.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.2722, 15.8029, 6.0633) |
| Luminance | 0.1580 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Dirt Brown
#836539
ΔE00 2.10
Dirt
#8A6E45
ΔE00 2.69
Dull Brown
#876E4B
ΔE00 4.16
Dark Taupe
#7F684E
ΔE00 6.57
Mocha
#9D7651
ΔE00 7.30
Poo Brown
#885F01
ΔE00 7.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A6939 #395A8A
analogous
#8A4139 #8A6939 #828A39
triadic
#8A6939 #398A69 #69398A
tetradic
#8A6939 #398A41 #395A8A #8A3982
square
#8A6939 #398A41 #395A8A #8A3982
split-complementary
#8A6939 #39828A #41398A
monochromatic
#332715 #5F4827 #8A6939 #B58A4B #C7A677
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.05
#8A6939 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.16
#8A6939 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A6939
5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A6939 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A6939 | 1.00 | 5.05 | 4.16 | 5.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#756A35
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D723A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#95605E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a6939; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 105, 57); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.077 75.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#af9371',
500: '#8a6939',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a6939; $custom-light: #af9371; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a6939",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 105,
"b": 57
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.556,
"s": 41.538,
"l": 38.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54336,
"c": 0.0775,
"h": 75.2
},
"luminance": 0.15802
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A6939
secondary
#6F89B0
accent
#89D156
background
#FBF9F6
surface
#F6F1EC
border
#D0CBC7
text
#110D07
muted
#807E7A