#8B3E1D#8B3E1D
#8B3E1D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.115 H 42.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B3E1D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 62, 29) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 65%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 79%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55.4%, 79.1%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.03, 30.63, 34.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.03, 46.43, 48.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.01% 0.085 0.0767) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.01% 0.115 42.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.5931, 9.0245, 2.2409) |
| Luminance | 0.0902 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Rust Brown
#8B3103
ΔE00 3.99
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 4.62
Brown Red
#922B05
ΔE00 4.81
Auburn
#9A3001
ΔE00 5.01
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 5.02
Reddish Brown
#7F2B0A
ΔE00 5.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B3E1D #1D6A8B
analogous
#8B1D33 #8B3E1D #8B751D
triadic
#8B3E1D #1D8B3E #3E1D8B
tetradic
#8B3E1D #338B1D #1D6A8B #751D8B
square
#8B3E1D #338B1D #1D6A8B #751D8B
split-complementary
#8B3E1D #1D8B75 #1D338B
monochromatic
#261108 #582712 #8B3E1D #BE5528 #D97449
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.49
#8B3E1D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.80
#8B3E1D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B3E1D
7.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B3E1D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B3E1D | 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)
#534A19
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#665B1B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#992D37
Achromatopsia (no color)
#555555
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b3e1d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 62, 29); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.115 42.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b3755b',
500: '#8b3e1d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b3e1d; $custom-light: #b3755b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b3e1d",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 62,
"b": 29
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18,
"s": 65.476,
"l": 32.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46005,
"c": 0.11455,
"h": 42.1
},
"luminance": 0.09023
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B3E1D
secondary
#4999BB
accent
#B6E83F
background
#FBF7F5
surface
#F7EDE9
border
#D0C8C5
text
#120804
muted
#817B79