#8B4D1F#8B4D1F
#8B4D1F is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.102 H 53.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B4D1F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 77, 31) |
| HSL | hsl(26, 64%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(26, 78%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44.6%, 77.7%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.41, 22.38, 37.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.41, 43.50, 59.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.59% 0.0604 0.0825) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.59% 0.102 53.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.5499, 10.8971, 2.6858) |
| Luminance | 0.1090 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 2.62
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 3.91
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 4.71
Chocolate
#7B3F00
ΔE00 5.74
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 5.88
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 6.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B4D1F #1F5D8B
analogous
#8B1F27 #8B4D1F #8B831F
triadic
#8B4D1F #1F8B4D #4D1F8B
tetradic
#8B4D1F #278B1F #1F5D8B #831F8B
square
#8B4D1F #278B1F #1F5D8B #831F8B
split-complementary
#8B4D1F #1F8B83 #1F278B
monochromatic
#271609 #593114 #8B4D1F #BD692A #D7884D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.61
#8B4D1F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.18
#8B4D1F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B4D1F
6.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B4D1F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B4D1F | 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)
#5F5419
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6E621F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#984043
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5D5D5D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b4d1f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 77, 31); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.102 53.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b27f5d',
500: '#8b4d1f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b4d1f; $custom-light: #b27f5d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b4d1f",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 77,
"b": 31
},
"hsl": {
"h": 25.556,
"s": 63.529,
"l": 33.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48594,
"c": 0.10222,
"h": 53.8
},
"luminance": 0.10896
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B4D1F
secondary
#4C8BBA
accent
#A0E741
background
#FBF7F5
surface
#F6EEE9
border
#D0C9C5
text
#120A04
muted
#817C79