#8B4819#8B4819
#8B4819 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.108 H 51.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B4819 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 72, 25) |
| HSL | hsl(25, 70%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(25, 82%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 48.2%, 82%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.19, 24.97, 39.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.19, 46.30, 57.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.64% 0.0673 0.0845) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.64% 0.108 51.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.1415, 10.1954, 2.1954) |
| Luminance | 0.1019 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 1.01
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 4.98
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 5.01
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 5.07
Chocolate
#7B3F00
ΔE00 5.18
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 6.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B4819 #195C8B
analogous
#8B1923 #8B4819 #8B8119
triadic
#8B4819 #198B48 #48198B
tetradic
#8B4819 #238B19 #195C8B #81198B
square
#8B4819 #238B19 #195C8B #81198B
split-complementary
#8B4819 #198B81 #19238B
monochromatic
#231206 #572D10 #8B4819 #BF6322 #DD8241
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.91
#8B4819 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.04
#8B4819 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B4819
6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B4819 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B4819 | 1.00 | 6.91 | 3.04 | 6.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5B5112
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6B6018
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#99393F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5A5A5A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b4819; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 72, 25); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.108 51.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b37c59',
500: '#8b4819',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b4819; $custom-light: #b37c59; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b4819",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 72,
"b": 25
},
"hsl": {
"h": 24.737,
"s": 69.512,
"l": 32.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47644,
"c": 0.10797,
"h": 51.5
},
"luminance": 0.10194
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B4819
secondary
#428BBE
accent
#A3EC3B
background
#FBF7F5
surface
#F6EEE9
border
#D0C9C5
text
#120904
muted
#817B79