#8A6F21#8A6F21
#8A6F21 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.099 H 89.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A6F21 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 111, 33) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 61%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 76%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19.6%, 76.1%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.11, 2.25, 45.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.11, 45.06, 87.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.36% 0.0018 0.0994) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.36% 0.099 89) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.4411, 16.8830, 3.8313) |
| Luminance | 0.1688 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Muddy Brown
#886806
ΔE00 3.27
Hazel
#8E7618
ΔE00 3.43
Poo
#8F7303
ΔE00 3.54
Puke Brown
#947706
ΔE00 4.65
Shit
#7F5F00
ΔE00 6.04
Ugly Brown
#7D7103
ΔE00 6.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A6F21 #213C8A
analogous
#8A3A21 #8A6F21 #708A21
triadic
#8A6F21 #218A6F #6F218A
tetradic
#8A6F21 #218A3A #213C8A #8A2170
square
#8A6F21 #218A3A #213C8A #8A2170
split-complementary
#8A6F21 #21708A #3A218A
monochromatic
#272009 #594715 #8A6F21 #BB972D #D5B350
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.80
#8A6F21 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.38
#8A6F21 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A6F21
4.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A6F21 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A6F21 | 1.00 | 4.80 | 4.38 | 4.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7C6E15
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#837525
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#966560
Achromatopsia (no color)
#727272
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a6f21; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 111, 33); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.099 89.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b09862',
500: '#8a6f21',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a6f21; $custom-light: #b09862; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a6f21",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 111,
"b": 33
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.571,
"s": 61.404,
"l": 33.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55356,
"c": 0.09939,
"h": 89
},
"luminance": 0.16882
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A6F21
secondary
#4E6AB9
accent
#6DE543
background
#FBF9F6
surface
#F6F2EB
border
#D0CCC6
text
#110D05
muted
#807E7A