#8B4D2A#8B4D2A
#8B4D2A is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.097 H 48.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B4D2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 77, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 54%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(22, 70%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44.6%, 69.8%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.52, 22.97, 31.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.52, 39.09, 54.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.72% 0.0641 0.0726) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.72% 0.097 48.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.7204, 10.9654, 3.5840) |
| Luminance | 0.1096 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 4.07
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 4.90
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 5.96
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 6.24
Cocoa
#875F42
ΔE00 7.25
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 7.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B4D2A #2A688B
analogous
#8B2A38 #8B4D2A #8B7D2A
triadic
#8B4D2A #2A8B4D #4D2A8B
tetradic
#8B4D2A #388B2A #2A688B #7D2A8B
square
#8B4D2A #388B2A #2A688B #7D2A8B
split-complementary
#8B4D2A #2A8B7D #2A388B
monochromatic
#2D190E #5C331C #8B4D2A #BA6738 #CF8860
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.58
#8B4D2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.19
#8B4D2A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B4D2A
6.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B4D2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B4D2A | 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)
#5E5526
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6D6229
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#984145
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5D5D5D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b4d2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 77, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.097 48.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b27f65',
500: '#8b4d2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b4d2a; $custom-light: #b27f65; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b4d2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 77,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 21.649,
"s": 53.591,
"l": 35.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4872,
"c": 0.09683,
"h": 48.5
},
"luminance": 0.10964
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B4D2A
secondary
#5C95B5
accent
#A8DD4B
background
#FBF7F6
surface
#F6EEEB
border
#D0C9C6
text
#120A05
muted
#817C7A