#8B4A1B#8B4A1B
#8B4A1B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.106 H 52.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B4A1B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 74, 27) |
| HSL | hsl(25, 67%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(25, 81%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 46.8%, 80.6%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.67, 23.91, 38.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.67, 45.34, 58.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.02% 0.0644 0.084) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.02% 0.106 52.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.2953, 10.4672, 2.3569) |
| Luminance | 0.1047 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 1.61
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 4.48
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 4.78
Chocolate
#7B3F00
ΔE00 5.28
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 5.32
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 6.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B4A1B #1B5C8B
analogous
#8B1B24 #8B4A1B #8B821B
triadic
#8B4A1B #1B8B4A #4A1B8B
tetradic
#8B4A1B #248B1B #1B5C8B #821B8B
square
#8B4A1B #248B1B #1B5C8B #821B8B
split-complementary
#8B4A1B #1B8B82 #1B248B
monochromatic
#251307 #582F11 #8B4A1B #BE6525 #DB8445
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.79
#8B4A1B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.09
#8B4A1B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B4A1B
6.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B4A1B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B4A1B | 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)
#5D5214
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6C611A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#993C40
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5B5B5B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b4a1b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 74, 27); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.106 52.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b37d5b',
500: '#8b4a1b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b4a1b; $custom-light: #b37d5b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b4a1b",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 74,
"b": 27
},
"hsl": {
"h": 25.179,
"s": 67.47,
"l": 32.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48016,
"c": 0.10584,
"h": 52.5
},
"luminance": 0.10466
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B4A1B
secondary
#458ABC
accent
#A2EA3D
background
#FBF7F5
surface
#F6EEE9
border
#D0C9C5
text
#120904
muted
#817B79