#8B4C2B#8B4C2B
#8B4C2B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.097 H 47.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B4C2B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 76, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(21, 53%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(21, 69%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 45.3%, 69.1%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.30, 23.60, 30.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.30, 38.82, 52.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.55% 0.0662 0.071) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.55% 0.097 47) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.6691, 10.8337, 3.6563) |
| Luminance | 0.1083 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 4.46
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 4.88
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 6.37
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 6.62
Cocoa
#875F42
ΔE00 7.59
Russet
#A13905
ΔE00 7.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B4C2B #2B6A8B
analogous
#8B2B3A #8B4C2B #8B7C2B
triadic
#8B4C2B #2B8B4C #4C2B8B
tetradic
#8B4C2B #3A8B2B #2B6A8B #7C2B8B
square
#8B4C2B #3A8B2B #2B6A8B #7C2B8B
split-complementary
#8B4C2B #2B8B7C #2B3A8B
monochromatic
#2E190E #5C321D #8B4C2B #BA6639 #CE8762
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.63
#8B4C2B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.17
#8B4C2B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B4C2B
6.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B4C2B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B4C2B | 1.00 | 6.63 | 3.17 | 6.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5D5428
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6D622A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#984044
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5D5D5D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b4c2b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 76, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.097 47.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b27f65',
500: '#8b4c2b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b4c2b; $custom-light: #b27f65; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b4c2b",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 76,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20.625,
"s": 52.747,
"l": 35.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48553,
"c": 0.09707,
"h": 47
},
"luminance": 0.10832
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B4C2B
secondary
#5D97B5
accent
#AADC4C
background
#FBF7F6
surface
#F6EEEB
border
#D0C9C6
text
#120A06
muted
#817C7A