#8B4B2A#8B4B2A
#8B4B2A is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.098 H 46.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B4B2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 75, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 54%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 70%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 46%, 69.8%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.05, 24.11, 31.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.05, 39.35, 52.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.36% 0.0676 0.0714) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.36% 0.098 46.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.5826, 10.6898, 3.5381) |
| Luminance | 0.1069 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 4.36
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 4.93
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 6.25
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 6.78
Rust Brown
#8B3103
ΔE00 7.44
Russet
#A13905
ΔE00 7.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B4B2A #2A6A8B
analogous
#8B2A3A #8B4B2A #8B7B2A
triadic
#8B4B2A #2A8B4B #4B2A8B
tetradic
#8B4B2A #3A8B2A #2A6A8B #7B2A8B
square
#8B4B2A #3A8B2A #2A6A8B #7B2A8B
split-complementary
#8B4B2A #2A8B7B #2A3A8B
monochromatic
#2D180E #5C321C #8B4B2A #BA6438 #CF8660
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.69
#8B4B2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.14
#8B4B2A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B4B2A
6.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B4B2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B4B2A | 1.00 | 6.69 | 3.14 | 6.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5D5327
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6C6129
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#983E43
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5C5C5C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b4b2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 75, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.098 46.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b27e65',
500: '#8b4b2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b4b2a; $custom-light: #b27e65; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b4b2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 75,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20.412,
"s": 53.591,
"l": 35.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4836,
"c": 0.09831,
"h": 46.6
},
"luminance": 0.10688
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B4B2A
secondary
#5C97B5
accent
#ABDD4B
background
#FBF7F6
surface
#F6EEEB
border
#D0C9C6
text
#120A05
muted
#817C7A