#8B401D#8B401D
#8B401D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.113 H 43.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B401D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 64, 29) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 65%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(19, 79%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 54%, 79.1%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.45, 29.55, 35.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.45, 46.06, 50.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.33% 0.0818 0.0777) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.33% 0.113 43.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.7039, 9.2461, 2.2778) |
| Luminance | 0.0924 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Rust Brown
#8B3103
ΔE00 4.19
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 4.21
Auburn
#9A3001
ΔE00 5.26
Brown Red
#922B05
ΔE00 5.35
Russet
#A13905
ΔE00 5.43
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 5.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B401D #1D688B
analogous
#8B1D31 #8B401D #8B771D
triadic
#8B401D #1D8B40 #401D8B
tetradic
#8B401D #318B1D #1D688B #771D8B
square
#8B401D #318B1D #1D688B #771D8B
split-complementary
#8B401D #1D8B77 #1D318B
monochromatic
#261108 #582912 #8B401D #BE5728 #D97749
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.37
#8B401D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.85
#8B401D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B401D
7.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B401D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B401D | 1.00 | 7.37 | 2.85 | 7.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#554B19
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#675C1B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#993039
Achromatopsia (no color)
#565656
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b401d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 64, 29); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.113 43.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b3765b',
500: '#8b401d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b401d; $custom-light: #b3765b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b401d",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 64,
"b": 29
},
"hsl": {
"h": 19.091,
"s": 65.476,
"l": 32.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46327,
"c": 0.11277,
"h": 43.5
},
"luminance": 0.09244
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B401D
secondary
#4997BB
accent
#B3E83F
background
#FBF7F5
surface
#F7EDE9
border
#D0C8C5
text
#120904
muted
#817B79