#8B4419#8B4419
#8B4419 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.111 H 48.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B4419 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 68, 25) |
| HSL | hsl(23, 70%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(23, 82%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 51.1%, 82%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.29, 27.20, 38.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.29, 46.85, 54.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.95% 0.074 0.0826) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.95% 0.111 48.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.8913, 9.6950, 2.1120) |
| Luminance | 0.0969 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 1.66
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 4.72
Rust Brown
#8B3103
ΔE00 5.17
Russet
#A13905
ΔE00 5.81
Chocolate
#7B3F00
ΔE00 5.90
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 6.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B4419 #19608B
analogous
#8B1927 #8B4419 #8B7D19
triadic
#8B4419 #198B44 #44198B
tetradic
#8B4419 #278B19 #19608B #7D198B
square
#8B4419 #278B19 #19608B #7D198B
split-complementary
#8B4419 #198B7D #19278B
monochromatic
#231106 #572B10 #8B4419 #BF5D22 #DD7C41
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.15
#8B4419 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.94
#8B4419 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B4419
7.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B4419 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B4419 | 1.00 | 7.15 | 2.94 | 7.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#584E13
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#695E18
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#99353B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#585858
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b4419; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 68, 25); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.111 48.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b37959',
500: '#8b4419',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b4419; $custom-light: #b37959; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b4419",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 68,
"b": 25
},
"hsl": {
"h": 22.632,
"s": 69.512,
"l": 32.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46954,
"c": 0.11088,
"h": 48.2
},
"luminance": 0.09693
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B4419
secondary
#428FBE
accent
#AAEC3B
background
#FBF7F5
surface
#F7EDE9
border
#D0C8C5
text
#120904
muted
#817B79