#8B4A1F#8B4A1F
#8B4A1F is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.104 H 51.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B4A1F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 74, 31) |
| HSL | hsl(24, 64%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(24, 78%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 46.8%, 77.7%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.70, 24.09, 36.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.70, 43.81, 56.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.05% 0.0656 0.0809) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.05% 0.104 51) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.3448, 10.4870, 2.6175) |
| Luminance | 0.1048 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 1.95
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 4.96
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 5.27
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 5.63
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 5.71
Chocolate
#7B3F00
ΔE00 5.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B4A1F #1F608B
analogous
#8B1F2A #8B4A1F #8B801F
triadic
#8B4A1F #1F8B4A #4A1F8B
tetradic
#8B4A1F #2A8B1F #1F608B #801F8B
square
#8B4A1F #2A8B1F #1F608B #801F8B
split-complementary
#8B4A1F #1F8B80 #1F2A8B
monochromatic
#271509 #592F14 #8B4A1F #BD652A #D7844D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.78
#8B4A1F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.10
#8B4A1F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B4A1F
6.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B4A1F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B4A1F | 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)
#5D521A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6C611E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#993C41
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5B5B5B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b4a1f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 74, 31); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.104 51.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b27d5d',
500: '#8b4a1f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b4a1f; $custom-light: #b27d5d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b4a1f",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 74,
"b": 31
},
"hsl": {
"h": 23.889,
"s": 63.529,
"l": 33.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48053,
"c": 0.10414,
"h": 51
},
"luminance": 0.10485
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B4A1F
secondary
#4C8EBA
accent
#A5E741
background
#FBF7F5
surface
#F6EEE9
border
#D0C9C5
text
#120A04
muted
#817C79