#8B4D29#8B4D29
#8B4D29 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.097 H 49.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B4D29 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 77, 41) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 54%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(22, 71%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44.6%, 70.5%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.51, 22.91, 32.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.51, 39.49, 54.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.71% 0.0637 0.0736) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.71% 0.097 49.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.7027, 10.9583, 3.4909) |
| Luminance | 0.1096 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 3.84
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 4.96
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 5.72
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 6.13
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 7.17
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 7.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B4D29 #29678B
analogous
#8B2936 #8B4D29 #8B7E29
triadic
#8B4D29 #298B4D #4D298B
tetradic
#8B4D29 #368B29 #29678B #7E298B
square
#8B4D29 #368B29 #29678B #7E298B
split-complementary
#8B4D29 #298B7E #29368B
monochromatic
#2C190D #5C331B #8B4D29 #BA6737 #D0885F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.58
#8B4D29 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.19
#8B4D29 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B4D29
6.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B4D29 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B4D29 | 1.00 | 6.58 | 3.19 | 6.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5E5525
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6D6228
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#984145
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5D5D5D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b4d29; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 77, 41); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.097 49.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b27f64',
500: '#8b4d29',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b4d29; $custom-light: #b27f64; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b4d29",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 77,
"b": 41
},
"hsl": {
"h": 22.041,
"s": 54.444,
"l": 35.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48707,
"c": 0.09733,
"h": 49.1
},
"luminance": 0.10957
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B4D29
secondary
#5B94B5
accent
#A8DE4A
background
#FBF7F6
surface
#F6EEEB
border
#D0C9C6
text
#120A05
muted
#817C7A