#8B4E1F#8B4E1F
#8B4E1F is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.102 H 54.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B4E1F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 78, 31) |
| HSL | hsl(26, 64%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(26, 78%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43.9%, 77.7%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.64, 21.80, 37.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.64, 43.42, 59.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.78% 0.0587 0.083) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.78% 0.102 54.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.6204, 11.0382, 2.7094) |
| Luminance | 0.1104 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 2.98
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 3.62
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 4.48
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 5.65
Chocolate
#7B3F00
ΔE00 5.77
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 6.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B4E1F #1F5C8B
analogous
#8B1F26 #8B4E1F #8B841F
triadic
#8B4E1F #1F8B4E #4E1F8B
tetradic
#8B4E1F #268B1F #1F5C8B #841F8B
square
#8B4E1F #268B1F #1F5C8B #841F8B
split-complementary
#8B4E1F #1F8B84 #1F268B
monochromatic
#271609 #593214 #8B4E1F #BD6A2A #D7894D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.55
#8B4E1F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.21
#8B4E1F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B4E1F
6.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B4E1F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B4E1F | 1.00 | 6.55 | 3.21 | 6.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#605519
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6E631F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#984144
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5D5D5D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b4e1f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 78, 31); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.102 54.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b2805e',
500: '#8b4e1f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b4e1f; $custom-light: #b2805e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b4e1f",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 78,
"b": 31
},
"hsl": {
"h": 26.111,
"s": 63.529,
"l": 33.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48778,
"c": 0.10163,
"h": 54.7
},
"luminance": 0.11037
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B4E1F
secondary
#4C8ABA
accent
#9FE741
background
#FBF7F5
surface
#F6EEE9
border
#D0C9C5
text
#120A04
muted
#817C79