#8B4B2F#8B4B2F
#8B4B2F is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.096 H 43.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B4B2F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 75, 47) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 49%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 66%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 46%, 66.2%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.12, 24.44, 28.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.12, 37.41, 49.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.43% 0.0695 0.0662) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.43% 0.096 43.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.6777, 10.7278, 4.0391) |
| Luminance | 0.1073 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 5.23
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 5.88
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 7.24
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 7.76
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 7.91
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 7.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B4B2F #2F6F8B
analogous
#8B2F41 #8B4B2F #8B792F
triadic
#8B4B2F #2F8B4B #4B2F8B
tetradic
#8B4B2F #418B2F #2F6F8B #792F8B
square
#8B4B2F #418B2F #2F6F8B #792F8B
split-complementary
#8B4B2F #2F8B79 #2F418B
monochromatic
#301A10 #5D3220 #8B4B2F #B9643E #CC8768
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.68
#8B4B2F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.15
#8B4B2F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B4B2F
6.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B4B2F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B4B2F | 1.00 | 6.68 | 3.15 | 6.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5C542C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6C622E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#983F44
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5C5C5C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b4b2f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 75, 47); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.096 43.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b17e68',
500: '#8b4b2f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b4b2f; $custom-light: #b17e68; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b4b2f",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 75,
"b": 47
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.261,
"s": 49.462,
"l": 36.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48431,
"c": 0.09593,
"h": 43.6
},
"luminance": 0.10726
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B4B2F
secondary
#639BB3
accent
#AFD94F
background
#FBF7F6
surface
#F6EEEB
border
#D0C9C6
text
#110A06
muted
#807C7A