#8B4B2B#8B4B2B
#8B4B2B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.098 H 46.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B4B2B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 75, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 53%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 69%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 46%, 69.1%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.07, 24.17, 30.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.07, 38.96, 51.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.37% 0.0679 0.0704) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.37% 0.098 46) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.6007, 10.6970, 3.6335) |
| Luminance | 0.1070 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 4.64
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 4.95
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 6.42
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 7.03
Rust Brown
#8B3103
ΔE00 7.51
Russet
#A13905
ΔE00 7.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B4B2B #2B6B8B
analogous
#8B2B3B #8B4B2B #8B7B2B
triadic
#8B4B2B #2B8B4B #4B2B8B
tetradic
#8B4B2B #3B8B2B #2B6B8B #7B2B8B
square
#8B4B2B #3B8B2B #2B6B8B #7B2B8B
split-complementary
#8B4B2B #2B8B7B #2B3B8B
monochromatic
#2E190E #5C321D #8B4B2B #BA6439 #CE8662
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.69
#8B4B2B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.14
#8B4B2B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B4B2B
6.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B4B2B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B4B2B | 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)
#5D5328
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6C612A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#983E44
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5C5C5C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b4b2b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 75, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.098 46.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b27e65',
500: '#8b4b2b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b4b2b; $custom-light: #b27e65; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b4b2b",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 75,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20,
"s": 52.747,
"l": 35.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48373,
"c": 0.09783,
"h": 46
},
"luminance": 0.10696
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B4B2B
secondary
#5D97B5
accent
#ACDC4C
background
#FBF7F6
surface
#F6EEEB
border
#D0C9C6
text
#120A06
muted
#817C7A