#8B4D2D#8B4D2D
#8B4D2D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.095 H 46.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B4D2D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 77, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 51%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 68%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44.6%, 67.6%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.56, 23.16, 29.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.56, 37.90, 52.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.76% 0.0652 0.0695) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.76% 0.095 46.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.7761, 10.9876, 3.8774) |
| Luminance | 0.1099 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 4.85
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 4.86
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 6.66
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 6.73
Cocoa
#875F42
ΔE00 7.28
Russet
#A13905
ΔE00 8.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B4D2D #2D6B8B
analogous
#8B2D3C #8B4D2D #8B7C2D
triadic
#8B4D2D #2D8B4D #4D2D8B
tetradic
#8B4D2D #3C8B2D #2D6B8B #7C2D8B
square
#8B4D2D #3C8B2D #2D6B8B #7C2D8B
split-complementary
#8B4D2D #2D8B7C #2D3C8B
monochromatic
#2F1A0F #5D331E #8B4D2D #B9673C #CD8965
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.57
#8B4D2D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.20
#8B4D2D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B4D2D
6.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B4D2D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B4D2D | 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)
#5E552A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6D632C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#984146
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5D5D5D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b4d2d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 77, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.095 46.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b17f67',
500: '#8b4d2d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b4d2d; $custom-light: #b17f67; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b4d2d",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 77,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20.426,
"s": 51.087,
"l": 36.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48761,
"c": 0.09532,
"h": 46.8
},
"luminance": 0.10986
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B4D2D
secondary
#6097B4
accent
#AADB4D
background
#FBF7F6
surface
#F6EEEB
border
#D0C9C6
text
#110A06
muted
#807C7A