#8B4D1D#8B4D1D
#8B4D1D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.103 H 54.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B4D1D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 77, 29) |
| HSL | hsl(26, 65%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(26, 79%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44.6%, 79.1%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.39, 22.29, 38.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.39, 44.28, 59.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.58% 0.0598 0.084) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.58% 0.103 54.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.5243, 10.8869, 2.5513) |
| Luminance | 0.1089 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 2.65
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 3.71
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 4.32
Chocolate
#7B3F00
ΔE00 5.50
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 5.89
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 5.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B4D1D #1D5B8B
analogous
#8B1D24 #8B4D1D #8B841D
triadic
#8B4D1D #1D8B4D #4D1D8B
tetradic
#8B4D1D #248B1D #1D5B8B #841D8B
square
#8B4D1D #248B1D #1D5B8B #841D8B
split-complementary
#8B4D1D #1D8B84 #1D248B
monochromatic
#261508 #583112 #8B4D1D #BE6928 #D98849
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.61
#8B4D1D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.18
#8B4D1D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B4D1D
6.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B4D1D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B4D1D | 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)
#5F5417
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6E621D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#994043
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5D5D5D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b4d1d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 77, 29); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.103 54.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b27f5c',
500: '#8b4d1d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b4d1d; $custom-light: #b27f5c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b4d1d",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 77,
"b": 29
},
"hsl": {
"h": 26.182,
"s": 65.476,
"l": 32.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48576,
"c": 0.10313,
"h": 54.5
},
"luminance": 0.10885
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B4D1D
secondary
#4989BB
accent
#9FE83F
background
#FBF7F5
surface
#F6EEE9
border
#D0C9C5
text
#120A04
muted
#817C79