#8B4D2E#8B4D2E
#8B4D2E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.095 H 46.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B4D2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 77, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 50%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 67%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44.6%, 66.9%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.57, 23.23, 29.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.57, 37.50, 51.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.78% 0.0656 0.0685) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.78% 0.095 46.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.7956, 10.9954, 3.9801) |
| Luminance | 0.1099 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 4.89
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 5.13
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 6.83
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 7.01
Cocoa
#875F42
ΔE00 7.32
Russet
#A13905
ΔE00 8.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B4D2E #2E6C8B
analogous
#8B2E3E #8B4D2E #8B7C2E
triadic
#8B4D2E #2E8B4D #4D2E8B
tetradic
#8B4D2E #3E8B2E #2E6C8B #7C2E8B
square
#8B4D2E #3E8B2E #2E6C8B #7C2E8B
split-complementary
#8B4D2E #2E8B7C #2E3E8B
monochromatic
#2F1A10 #5D341F #8B4D2E #B9663D #CD8967
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.56
#8B4D2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.20
#8B4D2E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B4D2E
6.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B4D2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B4D2E | 1.00 | 6.56 | 3.20 | 6.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5E552B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6D632D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#984146
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5D5D5D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b4d2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 77, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.095 46.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b17f68',
500: '#8b4d2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b4d2e; $custom-light: #b17f68; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b4d2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 77,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20,
"s": 50.27,
"l": 36.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48775,
"c": 0.09482,
"h": 46.2
},
"luminance": 0.10994
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B4D2E
secondary
#6198B3
accent
#ABDA4E
background
#FBF7F6
surface
#F6EEEB
border
#D0C9C6
text
#110A06
muted
#807C7A