#8B4F2A#8B4F2A
#8B4F2A is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.095 H 50.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B4F2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 79, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(23, 54%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(23, 70%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43.2%, 69.8%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.00, 21.82, 32.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.00, 38.87, 55.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.09% 0.0606 0.0737) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.09% 0.095 50.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.8625, 11.2495, 3.6314) |
| Luminance | 0.1125 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 4.05
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 5.09
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 5.19
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 6.41
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 6.50
Cocoa
#875F42
ΔE00 6.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B4F2A #2A668B
analogous
#8B2A35 #8B4F2A #8B7F2A
triadic
#8B4F2A #2A8B4F #4F2A8B
tetradic
#8B4F2A #358B2A #2A668B #7F2A8B
square
#8B4F2A #358B2A #2A668B #7F2A8B
split-complementary
#8B4F2A #2A8B7F #2A358B
monochromatic
#2D1A0E #5C341C #8B4F2A #BA6A38 #CF8B60
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.46
#8B4F2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.25
#8B4F2A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B4F2A
6.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B4F2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B4F2A | 1.00 | 6.46 | 3.25 | 6.46 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#605626
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6E632A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#984347
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5E5E5E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b4f2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 79, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.095 50.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b18165',
500: '#8b4f2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b4f2a; $custom-light: #b18165; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b4f2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 79,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 22.887,
"s": 53.591,
"l": 35.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49086,
"c": 0.09547,
"h": 50.6
},
"luminance": 0.11248
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B4F2A
secondary
#5C93B5
accent
#A5DD4B
background
#FBF7F6
surface
#F6EEEB
border
#D0C9C6
text
#110A05
muted
#807C7A