#8B4D1C#8B4D1C
#8B4D1C is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.104 H 54.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B4D1C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 77, 28) |
| HSL | hsl(26, 66%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(26, 80%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44.6%, 79.9%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.38, 22.24, 38.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.38, 44.67, 60.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.57% 0.0596 0.0847) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.57% 0.104 54.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.5121, 10.8821, 2.4873) |
| Luminance | 0.1088 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 2.70
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 3.63
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 4.14
Chocolate
#7B3F00
ΔE00 5.40
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 5.85
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 6.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B4D1C #1C5A8B
analogous
#8B1C23 #8B4D1C #8B841C
triadic
#8B4D1C #1C8B4D #4D1C8B
tetradic
#8B4D1C #238B1C #1C5A8B #841C8B
square
#8B4D1C #238B1C #1C5A8B #841C8B
split-complementary
#8B4D1C #1C8B84 #1C238B
monochromatic
#251507 #583112 #8B4D1C #BE6926 #DA8847
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.61
#8B4D1C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.18
#8B4D1C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B4D1C
6.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B4D1C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B4D1C | 1.00 | 6.61 | 3.18 | 6.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5F5415
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6E621C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#994043
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5D5D5D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b4d1c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 77, 28); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.104 54.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b27f5c',
500: '#8b4d1c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b4d1c; $custom-light: #b27f5c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b4d1c",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 77,
"b": 28
},
"hsl": {
"h": 26.486,
"s": 66.467,
"l": 32.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48567,
"c": 0.10358,
"h": 54.9
},
"luminance": 0.10881
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B4D1C
secondary
#4788BC
accent
#9EE93E
background
#FBF7F5
surface
#F6EEE9
border
#D0C9C5
text
#120A04
muted
#817C79