#8B4E34#8B4E34
#8B4E34 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.091 H 43.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B4E34 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 78, 52) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 46%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 63%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43.9%, 62.6%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.89, 23.09, 26.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.89, 35.04, 48.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.05% 0.0662 0.0625) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.05% 0.091 43.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.9927, 11.1871, 4.6706) |
| Luminance | 0.1119 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 5.36
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 6.76
Cocoa
#875F42
ΔE00 7.40
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 8.02
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 8.32
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 8.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B4E34 #34718B
analogous
#8B3445 #8B4E34 #8B7A34
triadic
#8B4E34 #348B4E #4E348B
tetradic
#8B4E34 #458B34 #34718B #7A348B
square
#8B4E34 #458B34 #34718B #7A348B
split-complementary
#8B4E34 #348B7A #34458B
monochromatic
#321C13 #5E3523 #8B4E34 #B86745 #C98B70
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.49
#8B4E34 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.24
#8B4E34 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B4E34
6.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B4E34 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B4E34 | 1.00 | 6.49 | 3.24 | 6.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5E5632
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6D6333
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#984348
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5E5E5E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b4e34; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 78, 52); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.091 43.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b1806c',
500: '#8b4e34',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b4e34; $custom-light: #b1806c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b4e34",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 78,
"b": 52
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.931,
"s": 45.55,
"l": 37.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49049,
"c": 0.09102,
"h": 43.3
},
"luminance": 0.11186
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B4E34
secondary
#699CB2
accent
#AED553
background
#FBF7F6
surface
#F6EEEB
border
#D0C9C6
text
#110A07
muted
#807C7A