#8B4F2D#8B4F2D
#8B4F2D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.094 H 48.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B4F2D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 79, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 51%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(22, 68%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43.2%, 67.6%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.03, 22.01, 30.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.03, 37.65, 54.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.13% 0.0617 0.0707) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.13% 0.094 48.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.9182, 11.2718, 3.9248) |
| Luminance | 0.1127 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 4.65
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 4.89
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 5.94
Cocoa
#875F42
ΔE00 6.59
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 6.69
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 7.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B4F2D #2D698B
analogous
#8B2D3A #8B4F2D #8B7E2D
triadic
#8B4F2D #2D8B4F #4F2D8B
tetradic
#8B4F2D #3A8B2D #2D698B #7E2D8B
square
#8B4F2D #3A8B2D #2D698B #7E2D8B
split-complementary
#8B4F2D #2D8B7E #2D3A8B
monochromatic
#2F1A0F #5D351E #8B4F2D #B9693C #CD8B65
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.45
#8B4F2D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.25
#8B4F2D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B4F2D
6.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B4F2D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B4F2D | 1.00 | 6.45 | 3.25 | 6.45 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#60562A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6E642D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#984347
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5E5E5E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b4f2d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 79, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.094 48.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b18167',
500: '#8b4f2d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b4f2d; $custom-light: #b18167; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b4f2d",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 79,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 21.702,
"s": 51.087,
"l": 36.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49126,
"c": 0.09387,
"h": 48.9
},
"luminance": 0.1127
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B4F2D
secondary
#6095B4
accent
#A7DB4D
background
#FBF7F6
surface
#F6EEEB
border
#D0C9C6
text
#110A06
muted
#807C7A