#8B4F1D#8B4F1D
#8B4F1D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.102 H 56.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B4F1D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 79, 29) |
| HSL | hsl(27, 65%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(27, 79%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43.2%, 79.1%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.87, 21.14, 38.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.87, 44.13, 61.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.94% 0.0564 0.085) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.94% 0.102 56.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.6664, 11.1711, 2.5987) |
| Luminance | 0.1117 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 3.22
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 3.50
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 3.95
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 5.24
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 5.66
Chocolate
#7B3F00
ΔE00 5.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B4F1D #1D598B
analogous
#8B1D22 #8B4F1D #8B861D
triadic
#8B4F1D #1D8B4F #4F1D8B
tetradic
#8B4F1D #228B1D #1D598B #861D8B
square
#8B4F1D #228B1D #1D598B #861D8B
split-complementary
#8B4F1D #1D8B86 #1D228B
monochromatic
#261508 #583212 #8B4F1D #BE6C28 #D98B49
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.49
#8B4F1D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.23
#8B4F1D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B4F1D
6.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B4F1D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B4F1D | 1.00 | 6.49 | 3.23 | 6.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#615616
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6F631D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#984245
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5E5E5E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b4f1d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 79, 29); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.102 56.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b2815c',
500: '#8b4f1d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b4f1d; $custom-light: #b2815c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b4f1d",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 79,
"b": 29
},
"hsl": {
"h": 27.273,
"s": 65.476,
"l": 32.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48944,
"c": 0.10202,
"h": 56.4
},
"luminance": 0.1117
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B4F1D
secondary
#4987BB
accent
#9CE83F
background
#FBF7F5
surface
#F6EEE9
border
#D0C9C5
text
#120A04
muted
#817C79