#8B4F2E#8B4F2E
#8B4F2E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.093 H 48.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B4F2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 79, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(21, 50%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(21, 67%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43.2%, 66.9%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.05, 22.08, 30.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.05, 37.25, 53.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.14% 0.0621 0.0697) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.14% 0.093 48.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.9377, 11.2796, 4.0274) |
| Luminance | 0.1128 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 4.87
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 4.89
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 6.20
Cocoa
#875F42
ΔE00 6.60
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 6.82
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 7.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B4F2E #2E6A8B
analogous
#8B2E3C #8B4F2E #8B7E2E
triadic
#8B4F2E #2E8B4F #4F2E8B
tetradic
#8B4F2E #3C8B2E #2E6A8B #7E2E8B
square
#8B4F2E #3C8B2E #2E6A8B #7E2E8B
split-complementary
#8B4F2E #2E8B7E #2E3C8B
monochromatic
#2F1B10 #5D351F #8B4F2E #B9693D #CD8B67
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.45
#8B4F2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.26
#8B4F2E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B4F2E
6.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B4F2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B4F2E | 1.00 | 6.45 | 3.26 | 6.45 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#60562B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6E642D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#984347
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5E5E5E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b4f2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 79, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.093 48.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b18168',
500: '#8b4f2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b4f2e; $custom-light: #b18168; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b4f2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 79,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 21.29,
"s": 50.27,
"l": 36.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4914,
"c": 0.09334,
"h": 48.3
},
"luminance": 0.11278
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B4F2E
secondary
#6196B3
accent
#A8DA4E
background
#FBF7F6
surface
#F6EEEB
border
#D0C9C6
text
#110A06
muted
#807C7A