#8B4B1B#8B4B1B
#8B4B1B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.105 H 53.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B4B1B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 75, 27) |
| HSL | hsl(26, 67%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(26, 81%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 46%, 80.6%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.90, 23.34, 38.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.90, 45.23, 58.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.2% 0.0627 0.0845) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.2% 0.105 53.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.3626, 10.6018, 2.3793) |
| Luminance | 0.1060 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 1.95
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 4.14
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 4.47
Chocolate
#7B3F00
ΔE00 5.25
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 5.55
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 6.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B4B1B #1B5B8B
analogous
#8B1B23 #8B4B1B #8B831B
triadic
#8B4B1B #1B8B4B #4B1B8B
tetradic
#8B4B1B #238B1B #1B5B8B #831B8B
square
#8B4B1B #238B1B #1B5B8B #831B8B
split-complementary
#8B4B1B #1B8B83 #1B238B
monochromatic
#251407 #582F11 #8B4B1B #BE6725 #DB8645
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.73
#8B4B1B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.12
#8B4B1B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B4B1B
6.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B4B1B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B4B1B | 1.00 | 6.73 | 3.12 | 6.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5E5314
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6D611A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#993D41
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5C5C5C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b4b1b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 75, 27); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.105 53.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b37e5b',
500: '#8b4b1b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b4b1b; $custom-light: #b37e5b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b4b1b",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 75,
"b": 27
},
"hsl": {
"h": 25.714,
"s": 67.47,
"l": 32.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48195,
"c": 0.10521,
"h": 53.4
},
"luminance": 0.106
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B4B1B
secondary
#4589BC
accent
#A0EA3D
background
#FBF7F5
surface
#F6EEE9
border
#D0C9C5
text
#120A04
muted
#817C79