#8B4C2D#8B4C2D
#8B4C2D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.096 H 45.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B4C2D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 76, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 51%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 68%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 45.3%, 67.6%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.32, 23.73, 29.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.32, 38.03, 51.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.58% 0.067 0.0689) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.58% 0.096 45.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.7067, 10.8488, 3.8543) |
| Luminance | 0.1085 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 4.93
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 5.02
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 6.71
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 7.15
Cocoa
#875F42
ΔE00 7.65
Russet
#A13905
ΔE00 7.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B4C2D #2D6C8B
analogous
#8B2D3D #8B4C2D #8B7B2D
triadic
#8B4C2D #2D8B4C #4C2D8B
tetradic
#8B4C2D #3D8B2D #2D6C8B #7B2D8B
square
#8B4C2D #3D8B2D #2D6C8B #7B2D8B
split-complementary
#8B4C2D #2D8B7B #2D3D8B
monochromatic
#2F190F #5D331E #8B4C2D #B9653C #CD8765
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.63
#8B4C2D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.17
#8B4C2D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B4C2D
6.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B4C2D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B4C2D | 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)
#5D542A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6C622C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#984045
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5D5D5D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b4c2d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 76, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.096 45.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b17f67',
500: '#8b4c2d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b4c2d; $custom-light: #b17f67; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b4c2d",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 76,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 19.787,
"s": 51.087,
"l": 36.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4858,
"c": 0.09608,
"h": 45.8
},
"luminance": 0.10847
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B4C2D
secondary
#6098B4
accent
#ACDB4D
background
#FBF7F6
surface
#F6EEEB
border
#D0C9C6
text
#110A06
muted
#807C7A