#8B4A2A#8B4A2A
#8B4A2A is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.099 H 45.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B4A2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 74, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 54%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 70%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 46.8%, 69.8%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.82, 24.68, 30.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.82, 39.49, 51.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.18% 0.0693 0.0709) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.18% 0.099 45.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.5153, 10.5552, 3.5156) |
| Luminance | 0.1055 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 4.58
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 5.03
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 6.32
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 7.20
Rust Brown
#8B3103
ΔE00 7.21
Russet
#A13905
ΔE00 7.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B4A2A #2A6B8B
analogous
#8B2A3A #8B4A2A #8B7A2A
triadic
#8B4A2A #2A8B4A #4A2A8B
tetradic
#8B4A2A #3A8B2A #2A6B8B #7A2A8B
square
#8B4A2A #3A8B2A #2A6B8B #7A2A8B
split-complementary
#8B4A2A #2A8B7A #2A3A8B
monochromatic
#2D180E #5C311C #8B4A2A #BA6338 #CF8560
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.75
#8B4A2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.11
#8B4A2A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B4A2A
6.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B4A2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B4A2A | 1.00 | 6.75 | 3.11 | 6.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5C5327
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6C6129
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#983D43
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5B5B5B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b4a2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 74, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.099 45.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b27d65',
500: '#8b4a2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b4a2a; $custom-light: #b27d65; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b4a2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 74,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 19.794,
"s": 53.591,
"l": 35.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48182,
"c": 0.0991,
"h": 45.6
},
"luminance": 0.10554
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B4A2A
secondary
#5C98B5
accent
#ADDD4B
background
#FBF7F6
surface
#F6EEEB
border
#D0C9C6
text
#120A05
muted
#817C7A