#8A5C01

Closest named color: Muddy Brown (#886806). oklch(51.2% 0.108 75), rgb(138, 92, 1).

White text reads best on this color (5.81:1).

About this color

#8A5C01 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 51%, its chroma 0.108 and its hue 75°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Muddy Brown (#886806), ΔE 0.032 away. White text reads best on it, at 5.81:1.

Hue family	Browns
Lightness	medium-dark (51%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.108)
Temperature	warm
Nearest name	Muddy Brown (#886806)
Black text	3.61:1
White text	5.81:1

Values

HEX	#8A5C01
RGB	rgb(138, 92, 1)
HSL	hsl(40, 99%, 27%)
OKLCH	oklch(51.2% 0.108 75)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #8A5C01	5.81:1	AA	Lc -84.0	Fine for body text
Black text on #8A5C01	3.61:1	AA large text	Lc 25.3	Dividers and decoration only
#8A5C01 text on white	5.81:1	AA	Lc 78.8	Fine for body text
#8A5C01 text on black	3.61:1	AA large text	Lc -23.0	Dividers and decoration only

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 700.

Step 50
50

#F8F5F0

oklch(97.1% 0.007 80.7)
Step 100
100

#F0E9DF

oklch(93.7% 0.015 77.1)
Step 200
200

#E5D7C5

oklch(88.6% 0.029 74.3)
Step 300
300

#D5BC9C

oklch(80.8% 0.052 73.8)
Step 400
400

#BF9964

oklch(70.6% 0.083 75)
Step 500
500

#AF7F37

oklch(63% 0.106 74.6)
Step 600
600

#9A6805

oklch(55.6% 0.116 75.4)
Step 700
700 (this color)

#8A5C01

oklch(51.2% 0.108 75)
Step 800
800

#6B4702

oklch(42.8% 0.089 75.5)
Step 900
900

#573C10

oklch(37.8% 0.069 75.4)
Step 950
950

#33230B

oklch(27% 0.044 74.9)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#8A5C01 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#6C5F00	0.054
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#776A06	0.048
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#97504E	0.090
Achromatopsia (no color)	#656565	0.108