#8B4D20#8B4D20
#8B4D20 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.102 H 53.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B4D20 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 77, 32) |
| HSL | hsl(25, 63%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(25, 77%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44.6%, 77%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.42, 22.42, 36.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.42, 43.11, 58.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.6% 0.0607 0.0816) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.6% 0.102 53.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.5632, 10.9025, 2.7563) |
| Luminance | 0.1090 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 2.63
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 4.04
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 4.92
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 5.85
Chocolate
#7B3F00
ΔE00 5.88
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 6.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B4D20 #205E8B
analogous
#8B2028 #8B4D20 #8B8220
triadic
#8B4D20 #208B4D #4D208B
tetradic
#8B4D20 #288B20 #205E8B #82208B
square
#8B4D20 #288B20 #205E8B #82208B
split-complementary
#8B4D20 #208B82 #20288B
monochromatic
#281609 #593115 #8B4D20 #BD692B #D6884F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.60
#8B4D20 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.18
#8B4D20 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B4D20
6.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B4D20 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B4D20 | 1.00 | 6.60 | 3.18 | 6.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5F541A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6E6220
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#984043
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5D5D5D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b4d20; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 77, 32); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.102 53.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b27f5e',
500: '#8b4d20',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b4d20; $custom-light: #b27f5e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b4d20",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 77,
"b": 32
},
"hsl": {
"h": 25.234,
"s": 62.573,
"l": 33.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48604,
"c": 0.10176,
"h": 53.4
},
"luminance": 0.10901
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B4D20
secondary
#4D8CBA
accent
#A1E642
background
#FBF7F5
surface
#F6EEE9
border
#D0C9C5
text
#120A04
muted
#817C79