#8B401E#8B401E
#8B401E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.112 H 43.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B401E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 64, 30) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 64%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(19, 78%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 54%, 78.4%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.46, 29.59, 34.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.46, 45.70, 49.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.34% 0.0821 0.0768) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.34% 0.112 43.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.7165, 9.2511, 2.3440) |
| Luminance | 0.0925 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Rust Brown
#8B3103
ΔE00 4.30
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 4.47
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 5.28
Auburn
#9A3001
ΔE00 5.32
Brown Red
#922B05
ΔE00 5.34
Russet
#A13905
ΔE00 5.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B401E #1E698B
analogous
#8B1E32 #8B401E #8B761E
triadic
#8B401E #1E8B40 #401E8B
tetradic
#8B401E #328B1E #1E698B #761E8B
square
#8B401E #328B1E #1E698B #761E8B
split-complementary
#8B401E #1E8B76 #1E328B
monochromatic
#261208 #592913 #8B401E #BD5729 #D8774B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.37
#8B401E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.85
#8B401E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B401E
7.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B401E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B401E | 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)
#554B1A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#675C1C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#993039
Achromatopsia (no color)
#565656
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b401e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 64, 30); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.112 43.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b3765c',
500: '#8b401e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b401e; $custom-light: #b3765c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b401e",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 64,
"b": 30
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.716,
"s": 64.497,
"l": 33.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46337,
"c": 0.11242,
"h": 43.1
},
"luminance": 0.09249
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B401E
secondary
#4A98BB
accent
#B3E740
background
#FBF7F5
surface
#F6EDE9
border
#D0C8C5
text
#120904
muted
#817B79