#8A7240#8A7240
#8A7240 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.074 H 84.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A7240 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 114, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 37%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 54%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17.4%, 53.6%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.26, 2.73, 31.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.26, 31.14, 84.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.37% 0.0073 0.074) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.37% 0.074 84.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.4247, 17.8090, 7.3692) |
| Luminance | 0.1781 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Dirt
#8A6E45
ΔE00 3.38
Dull Brown
#876E4B
ΔE00 4.51
Dirt Brown
#836539
ΔE00 5.43
Grey Brown
#7F7053
ΔE00 6.23
Greyish Brown
#7A6A4F
ΔE00 7.38
Hazel
#8E7618
ΔE00 7.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A7240 #40588A
analogous
#8A4D40 #8A7240 #7D8A40
triadic
#8A7240 #408A72 #72408A
tetradic
#8A7240 #408A4D #40588A #8A407D
square
#8A7240 #408A4D #40588A #8A407D
split-complementary
#8A7240 #407D8A #4D408A
monochromatic
#362D19 #604F2D #8A7240 #B19356 #C4AE80
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.60
#8A7240 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.56
#8A7240 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A7240
4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A7240 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A7240 | 1.00 | 4.60 | 4.56 | 4.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7D713C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#837842
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#946A66
Achromatopsia (no color)
#757575
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a7240; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 114, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.074 84.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ae9a76',
500: '#8a7240',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a7240; $custom-light: #ae9a76; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a7240",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 114,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.541,
"s": 36.634,
"l": 39.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56366,
"c": 0.07435,
"h": 84.4
},
"luminance": 0.17808
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A7240
secondary
#7789AF
accent
#80CD5B
background
#FAF9F7
surface
#F5F2ED
border
#CFCCC8
text
#110E08
muted
#807E7B