#8B4F23#8B4F23
#8B4F23 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.099 H 54.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B4F23 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 79, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(25, 60%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(25, 75%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43.2%, 74.8%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.92, 21.42, 35.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.92, 41.74, 59.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49% 0.0582 0.0802) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49% 0.099 54) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.7480, 11.2037, 3.0283) |
| Luminance | 0.1120 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 3.32
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 3.83
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 5.08
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 5.57
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 6.00
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 6.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B4F23 #235F8B
analogous
#8B232B #8B4F23 #8B8323
triadic
#8B4F23 #238B4F #4F238B
tetradic
#8B4F23 #2B8B23 #235F8B #83238B
square
#8B4F23 #2B8B23 #235F8B #83238B
split-complementary
#8B4F23 #238B83 #232B8B
monochromatic
#29170A #5A3317 #8B4F23 #BC6B2F #D48A54
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.48
#8B4F23 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.24
#8B4F23 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B4F23
6.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B4F23 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B4F23 | 1.00 | 6.48 | 3.24 | 6.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#60561E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6F6323
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#984246
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5E5E5E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b4f23; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 79, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.099 54.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b28160',
500: '#8b4f23',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b4f23; $custom-light: #b28160; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b4f23",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 79,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 25.385,
"s": 59.77,
"l": 34.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49003,
"c": 0.09912,
"h": 54
},
"luminance": 0.11202
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B4F23
secondary
#528DB8
accent
#A0E345
background
#FBF7F5
surface
#F6EEE9
border
#D0C9C5
text
#120A05
muted
#817C79