#8B4A1D#8B4A1D
#8B4A1D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.105 H 51.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B4A1D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 74, 29) |
| HSL | hsl(25, 65%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(25, 79%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 46.8%, 79.1%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.68, 24.00, 37.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.68, 44.58, 57.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.03% 0.065 0.0825) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.03% 0.105 51.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.3192, 10.4768, 2.4830) |
| Luminance | 0.1047 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 1.71
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 4.70
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 5.19
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 5.27
Chocolate
#7B3F00
ΔE00 5.58
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 5.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B4A1D #1D5E8B
analogous
#8B1D27 #8B4A1D #8B811D
triadic
#8B4A1D #1D8B4A #4A1D8B
tetradic
#8B4A1D #278B1D #1D5E8B #811D8B
square
#8B4A1D #278B1D #1D5E8B #811D8B
split-complementary
#8B4A1D #1D8B81 #1D278B
monochromatic
#261408 #582F12 #8B4A1D #BE6528 #D98449
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.79
#8B4A1D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.10
#8B4A1D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B4A1D
6.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B4A1D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B4A1D | 1.00 | 6.79 | 3.10 | 6.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5D5217
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6C611C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#993C41
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5B5B5B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b4a1d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 74, 29); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.105 51.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b37d5c',
500: '#8b4a1d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b4a1d; $custom-light: #b37d5c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b4a1d",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 74,
"b": 29
},
"hsl": {
"h": 24.545,
"s": 65.476,
"l": 32.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48034,
"c": 0.105,
"h": 51.8
},
"luminance": 0.10475
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B4A1D
secondary
#498CBB
accent
#A3E83F
background
#FBF7F5
surface
#F6EEE9
border
#D0C9C5
text
#120A04
muted
#817C79