#8B4C2A#8B4C2A
#8B4C2A is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.098 H 47.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B4C2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 76, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(21, 54%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(21, 70%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 45.3%, 69.8%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.29, 23.54, 31.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.29, 39.22, 53.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.54% 0.0658 0.072) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.54% 0.098 47.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.6510, 10.8265, 3.5609) |
| Luminance | 0.1082 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 4.19
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 4.89
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 6.22
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 6.36
Cocoa
#875F42
ΔE00 7.58
Russet
#A13905
ΔE00 7.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B4C2A #2A698B
analogous
#8B2A38 #8B4C2A #8B7C2A
triadic
#8B4C2A #2A8B4C #4C2A8B
tetradic
#8B4C2A #388B2A #2A698B #7C2A8B
square
#8B4C2A #388B2A #2A698B #7C2A8B
split-complementary
#8B4C2A #2A8B7C #2A388B
monochromatic
#2D190E #5C321C #8B4C2A #BA6638 #CF8760
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.64
#8B4C2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.17
#8B4C2A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B4C2A
6.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B4C2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B4C2A | 1.00 | 6.64 | 3.17 | 6.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5D5427
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6D6229
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#983F44
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5D5D5D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b4c2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 76, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.098 47.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b27f65',
500: '#8b4c2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b4c2a; $custom-light: #b27f65; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b4c2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 76,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 21.031,
"s": 53.591,
"l": 35.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48539,
"c": 0.09756,
"h": 47.6
},
"luminance": 0.10825
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B4C2A
secondary
#5C96B5
accent
#AADD4B
background
#FBF7F6
surface
#F6EEEB
border
#D0C9C6
text
#120A05
muted
#817C7A