#8B4A1E#8B4A1E
#8B4A1E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.105 H 51.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B4A1E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 74, 30) |
| HSL | hsl(24, 64%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(24, 78%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 46.8%, 78.4%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.69, 24.04, 37.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.69, 44.19, 57.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.04% 0.0653 0.0817) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.04% 0.105 51.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.3318, 10.4818, 2.5492) |
| Luminance | 0.1048 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 1.82
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 4.82
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 5.27
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 5.40
Chocolate
#7B3F00
ΔE00 5.74
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 5.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B4A1E #1E5F8B
analogous
#8B1E29 #8B4A1E #8B801E
triadic
#8B4A1E #1E8B4A #4A1E8B
tetradic
#8B4A1E #298B1E #1E5F8B #801E8B
square
#8B4A1E #298B1E #1E5F8B #801E8B
split-complementary
#8B4A1E #1E8B80 #1E298B
monochromatic
#261408 #592F13 #8B4A1E #BD6529 #D8844B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.78
#8B4A1E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.10
#8B4A1E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B4A1E
6.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B4A1E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B4A1E | 1.00 | 6.78 | 3.10 | 6.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5D5218
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6C611D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#993C41
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5B5B5B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b4a1e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 74, 30); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.105 51.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b37d5d',
500: '#8b4a1e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b4a1e; $custom-light: #b37d5d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b4a1e",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 74,
"b": 30
},
"hsl": {
"h": 24.22,
"s": 64.497,
"l": 33.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48043,
"c": 0.10458,
"h": 51.4
},
"luminance": 0.1048
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B4A1E
secondary
#4A8DBB
accent
#A4E740
background
#FBF7F5
surface
#F6EEE9
border
#D0C9C5
text
#120A04
muted
#817C79