#8B4D2C#8B4D2C
#8B4D2C is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.096 H 47.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B4D2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 77, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(21, 52%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(21, 68%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44.6%, 68.3%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.55, 23.10, 30.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.55, 38.29, 52.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.75% 0.0648 0.0706) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.75% 0.096 47.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.7571, 10.9800, 3.7773) |
| Luminance | 0.1098 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 4.58
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 4.85
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 6.47
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 6.50
Cocoa
#875F42
ΔE00 7.26
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 7.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B4D2C #2C6A8B
analogous
#8B2C3A #8B4D2C #8B7C2C
triadic
#8B4D2C #2C8B4D #4D2C8B
tetradic
#8B4D2C #3A8B2C #2C6A8B #7C2C8B
square
#8B4D2C #3A8B2C #2C6A8B #7C2C8B
split-complementary
#8B4D2C #2C8B7C #2C3A8B
monochromatic
#2E190F #5D331D #8B4D2C #B9673B #CE8864
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.57
#8B4D2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.20
#8B4D2C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B4D2C
6.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B4D2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B4D2C | 1.00 | 6.57 | 3.20 | 6.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5E5529
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6D622B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#984145
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5D5D5D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b4d2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 77, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.096 47.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b17f66',
500: '#8b4d2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b4d2c; $custom-light: #b17f66; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b4d2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 77,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20.842,
"s": 51.913,
"l": 35.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48747,
"c": 0.09582,
"h": 47.4
},
"luminance": 0.10979
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B4D2C
secondary
#5F96B4
accent
#AADB4C
background
#FBF7F6
surface
#F6EEEB
border
#D0C9C6
text
#110A06
muted
#807C7A