#8B4C18#8B4C18
#8B4C18 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.106 H 55.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B4C18 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 76, 24) |
| HSL | hsl(27, 71%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(27, 83%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 45.3%, 82.7%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.11, 22.66, 40.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.11, 46.25, 60.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.35% 0.0602 0.087) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.35% 0.106 55.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.3980, 10.7253, 2.2286) |
| Luminance | 0.1072 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 2.59
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 3.67
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 3.70
Chocolate
#7B3F00
ΔE00 4.98
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 6.03
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 6.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B4C18 #18578B
analogous
#8B181E #8B4C18 #8B8518
triadic
#8B4C18 #188B4C #4C188B
tetradic
#8B4C18 #1E8B18 #18578B #85188B
square
#8B4C18 #1E8B18 #18578B #85188B
split-complementary
#8B4C18 #188B85 #181E8B
monochromatic
#231306 #572F0F #8B4C18 #BF6921 #DE873F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.68
#8B4C18 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.14
#8B4C18 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B4C18
6.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B4C18 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B4C18 | 1.00 | 6.68 | 3.14 | 6.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5F5310
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6E6218
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#993E42
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5C5C5C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b4c18; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 76, 24); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.106 55.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b37e59',
500: '#8b4c18',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b4c18; $custom-light: #b37e59; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b4c18",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 76,
"b": 24
},
"hsl": {
"h": 27.13,
"s": 70.552,
"l": 31.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48351,
"c": 0.10583,
"h": 55.3
},
"luminance": 0.10724
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B4C18
secondary
#4085BE
accent
#9CED3A
background
#FBF7F5
surface
#F6EEE9
border
#D0C9C5
text
#120A04
muted
#817C79