#8B3E1C#8B3E1C
#8B3E1C is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.115 H 42.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B3E1C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 62, 28) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 66%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 80%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55.4%, 79.9%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.02, 30.58, 35.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.02, 46.79, 49.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46% 0.0847 0.0776) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46% 0.115 42.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.5810, 9.0197, 2.1769) |
| Luminance | 0.0902 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Rust Brown
#8B3103
ΔE00 3.84
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 4.77
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 4.78
Brown Red
#922B05
ΔE00 4.80
Auburn
#9A3001
ΔE00 4.92
Reddish Brown
#7F2B0A
ΔE00 5.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B3E1C #1C698B
analogous
#8B1C32 #8B3E1C #8B751C
triadic
#8B3E1C #1C8B3E #3E1C8B
tetradic
#8B3E1C #328B1C #1C698B #751C8B
square
#8B3E1C #328B1C #1C698B #751C8B
split-complementary
#8B3E1C #1C8B75 #1C328B
monochromatic
#251107 #582712 #8B3E1C #BE5526 #DA7447
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.49
#8B3E1C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.80
#8B3E1C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B3E1C
7.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B3E1C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B3E1C | 1.00 | 7.49 | 2.80 | 7.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#544A18
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#665B1A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#992D37
Achromatopsia (no color)
#555555
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b3e1c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 62, 28); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.115 42.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b3755a',
500: '#8b3e1c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b3e1c; $custom-light: #b3755a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b3e1c",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 62,
"b": 28
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.378,
"s": 66.467,
"l": 32.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45995,
"c": 0.11488,
"h": 42.5
},
"luminance": 0.09018
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B3E1C
secondary
#4798BC
accent
#B5E93E
background
#FBF7F5
surface
#F7EDE9
border
#D0C8C5
text
#120804
muted
#817B79