#8D4E37#8D4E37
#8D4E37 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.092 H 40.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8D4E37 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 78, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 44%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 61%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44.7%, 61%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.23, 24.19, 25.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.23, 34.83, 46.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.38% 0.0699 0.0599) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.38% 0.092 40.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.3996, 11.3888, 5.0536) |
| Luminance | 0.1139 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 5.62
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 7.68
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 7.85
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 7.85
Cocoa
#875F42
ΔE00 8.08
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 8.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8D4E37 #37768D
analogous
#8D374B #8D4E37 #8D7937
triadic
#8D4E37 #378D4E #4E378D
tetradic
#8D4E37 #4B8D37 #37768D #79378D
square
#8D4E37 #4B8D37 #37768D #79378D
split-complementary
#8D4E37 #378D79 #374B8D
monochromatic
#351D15 #613626 #8D4E37 #B86749 #C98C75
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.41
#8D4E37 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.28
#8D4E37 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8D4E37
6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8D4E37 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8D4E37 | 1.00 | 6.41 | 3.28 | 6.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5E5735
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6E6436
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9A4348
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5F5F5F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8d4e37; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 78, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.092 40.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b2806e',
500: '#8d4e37',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8d4e37; $custom-light: #b2806e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8d4e37",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 78,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.047,
"s": 43.878,
"l": 38.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4938,
"c": 0.09199,
"h": 40.6
},
"luminance": 0.11387
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8D4E37
secondary
#6EA0B2
accent
#B2D454
background
#FBF7F6
surface
#F6EEEC
border
#D0C9C7
text
#110A07
muted
#807C7A