#8B4F1B#8B4F1B
#8B4F1B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.103 H 57.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B4F1B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 79, 27) |
| HSL | hsl(28, 67%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(28, 81%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43.2%, 80.6%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.85, 21.05, 39.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.85, 44.90, 62.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.93% 0.0559 0.0865) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.93% 0.103 57.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.6425, 11.1615, 2.4726) |
| Luminance | 0.1116 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 3.15
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 3.66
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 3.68
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 5.22
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 5.34
Chocolate
#7B3F00
ΔE00 5.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B4F1B #1B578B
analogous
#8B1B1F #8B4F1B #8B871B
triadic
#8B4F1B #1B8B4F #4F1B8B
tetradic
#8B4F1B #1F8B1B #1B578B #871B8B
square
#8B4F1B #1F8B1B #1B578B #871B8B
split-complementary
#8B4F1B #1B8B87 #1B1F8B
monochromatic
#251507 #583211 #8B4F1B #BE6C25 #DB8B45
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.50
#8B4F1B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.23
#8B4F1B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B4F1B
6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B4F1B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B4F1B | 1.00 | 6.50 | 3.23 | 6.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#615614
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6F631B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#984244
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5E5E5E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b4f1b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 79, 27); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.103 57.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b2815b',
500: '#8b4f1b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b4f1b; $custom-light: #b2815b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b4f1b",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 79,
"b": 27
},
"hsl": {
"h": 27.857,
"s": 67.47,
"l": 32.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48926,
"c": 0.10294,
"h": 57.1
},
"luminance": 0.1116
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B4F1B
secondary
#4585BC
accent
#9AEA3D
background
#FBF7F5
surface
#F6EEE9
border
#D0C9C5
text
#120A04
muted
#817C79