#8B4C2C#8B4C2C
#8B4C2C is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.097 H 46.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B4C2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 76, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 52%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 68%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 45.3%, 68.3%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.31, 23.67, 30.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.31, 38.42, 51.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.57% 0.0666 0.07) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.57% 0.097 46.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.6877, 10.8412, 3.7541) |
| Luminance | 0.1084 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 4.73
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 4.89
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 6.53
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 6.88
Cocoa
#875F42
ΔE00 7.61
Russet
#A13905
ΔE00 7.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B4C2C #2C6B8B
analogous
#8B2C3B #8B4C2C #8B7B2C
triadic
#8B4C2C #2C8B4C #4C2C8B
tetradic
#8B4C2C #3B8B2C #2C6B8B #7B2C8B
square
#8B4C2C #3B8B2C #2C6B8B #7B2C8B
split-complementary
#8B4C2C #2C8B7B #2C3B8B
monochromatic
#2E190F #5D331D #8B4C2C #B9653B #CE8764
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.63
#8B4C2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.17
#8B4C2C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B4C2C
6.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B4C2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B4C2C | 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)
#5D5429
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6C622B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#984045
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5D5D5D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b4c2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 76, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.097 46.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b27f66',
500: '#8b4c2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b4c2c; $custom-light: #b27f66; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b4c2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 76,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20.211,
"s": 51.913,
"l": 35.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48566,
"c": 0.09658,
"h": 46.4
},
"luminance": 0.1084
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B4C2C
secondary
#5F97B4
accent
#ABDB4C
background
#FBF7F6
surface
#F6EEEB
border
#D0C9C6
text
#110A06
muted
#807C7A