#8B4D1E#8B4D1E
#8B4D1E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.103 H 54.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B4D1E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 77, 30) |
| HSL | hsl(26, 64%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(26, 78%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44.6%, 78.4%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.40, 22.33, 37.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.40, 43.90, 59.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.59% 0.0601 0.0832) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.59% 0.103 54.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.5369, 10.8920, 2.6175) |
| Luminance | 0.1089 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 2.62
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 3.80
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 4.51
Chocolate
#7B3F00
ΔE00 5.62
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 5.93
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 5.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B4D1E #1E5C8B
analogous
#8B1E25 #8B4D1E #8B831E
triadic
#8B4D1E #1E8B4D #4D1E8B
tetradic
#8B4D1E #258B1E #1E5C8B #831E8B
square
#8B4D1E #258B1E #1E5C8B #831E8B
split-complementary
#8B4D1E #1E8B83 #1E258B
monochromatic
#261508 #593113 #8B4D1E #BD6929 #D8884B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.61
#8B4D1E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.18
#8B4D1E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B4D1E
6.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B4D1E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B4D1E | 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)
#5F5418
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6E621E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#984043
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5D5D5D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b4d1e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 77, 30); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.103 54.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b27f5d',
500: '#8b4d1e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b4d1e; $custom-light: #b27f5d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b4d1e",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 77,
"b": 30
},
"hsl": {
"h": 25.872,
"s": 64.497,
"l": 33.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48585,
"c": 0.10268,
"h": 54.2
},
"luminance": 0.1089
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B4D1E
secondary
#4A8ABB
accent
#9FE740
background
#FBF7F5
surface
#F6EEE9
border
#D0C9C5
text
#120A04
muted
#817C79