#8B4C1C#8B4C1C
#8B4C1C is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.104 H 54.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B4C1C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 76, 28) |
| HSL | hsl(26, 66%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(26, 80%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 45.3%, 79.9%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.14, 22.82, 38.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.14, 44.76, 59.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.38% 0.0613 0.0842) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.38% 0.104 54) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.4427, 10.7432, 2.4641) |
| Luminance | 0.1074 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 2.30
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 3.92
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 4.38
Chocolate
#7B3F00
ΔE00 5.36
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 5.76
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 6.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B4C1C #1C5B8B
analogous
#8B1C23 #8B4C1C #8B831C
triadic
#8B4C1C #1C8B4C #4C1C8B
tetradic
#8B4C1C #238B1C #1C5B8B #831C8B
square
#8B4C1C #238B1C #1C5B8B #831C8B
split-complementary
#8B4C1C #1C8B83 #1C238B
monochromatic
#251407 #583012 #8B4C1C #BE6826 #DA8747
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.67
#8B4C1C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.15
#8B4C1C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B4C1C
6.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B4C1C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B4C1C | 1.00 | 6.67 | 3.15 | 6.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5E5315
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6D621C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#993E42
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5C5C5C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b4c1c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 76, 28); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.104 54.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b37e5c',
500: '#8b4c1c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b4c1c; $custom-light: #b37e5c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b4c1c",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 76,
"b": 28
},
"hsl": {
"h": 25.946,
"s": 66.467,
"l": 32.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48384,
"c": 0.10417,
"h": 54
},
"luminance": 0.10742
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B4C1C
secondary
#4789BC
accent
#9FE93E
background
#FBF7F5
surface
#F6EEE9
border
#D0C9C5
text
#120A04
muted
#817C79