#8B4A19#8B4A19
#8B4A19 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.107 H 53.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B4A19 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 74, 25) |
| HSL | hsl(26, 70%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(26, 82%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 46.8%, 82%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.65, 23.83, 39.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.65, 46.08, 58.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48% 0.0639 0.0854) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48% 0.107 53.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.2729, 10.4582, 2.2392) |
| Luminance | 0.1046 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 1.64
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 4.30
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 4.40
Chocolate
#7B3F00
ΔE00 5.03
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 5.41
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 6.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B4A19 #195A8B
analogous
#8B1921 #8B4A19 #8B8319
triadic
#8B4A19 #198B4A #4A198B
tetradic
#8B4A19 #218B19 #195A8B #83198B
square
#8B4A19 #218B19 #195A8B #83198B
split-complementary
#8B4A19 #198B83 #19218B
monochromatic
#231306 #572E10 #8B4A19 #BF6622 #DD8441
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.79
#8B4A19 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.09
#8B4A19 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B4A19
6.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B4A19 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B4A19 | 1.00 | 6.79 | 3.09 | 6.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5D5212
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6D6118
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#993C40
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5B5B5B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b4a19; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 74, 25); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.107 53.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b37d5a',
500: '#8b4a19',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b4a19; $custom-light: #b37d5a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b4a19",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 74,
"b": 25
},
"hsl": {
"h": 25.789,
"s": 69.512,
"l": 32.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47999,
"c": 0.10664,
"h": 53.2
},
"luminance": 0.10457
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B4A19
secondary
#4289BE
accent
#A0EC3B
background
#FBF7F5
surface
#F6EEE9
border
#D0C9C5
text
#120904
muted
#817B79