#8b4215

Color #8b4215

A vivid, highly saturated dark orange.

Closest named color Saddle Brown #8b4513 · ΔE 2.33 Nearest Tailwind class amber-800 #973c00 · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#8b4215

RGB

rgb(139, 66, 21)

HSL

hsl(22.9, 73.8%, 31.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(22.9, 84.9%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 52.5%, 84.9%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(36.82, 28.16, 39.55)

LCH

lch(36.82, 48.55, 54.55)

OKLCH

oklch(46.6%, 0.1138, 47.89)

HWB

hwb(22.9, 8.2%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#155e8b

Analogous

#8b1523

#8b4215

#8b7d15

Triadic

#8b4215

#158b42

#42158b

Split-complementary

#8b4215

#158b7d

#15238b

Tetradic

#8b4215

#5e8b15

#155e8b

#42158b

Square

#8b4215

#238b15

#155e8b

#7d158b

Shades

Color #8b4215 mixed toward black.

#743711

#5d2c0e

#46210a

#2e1607

#170b03

Tints

Color #8b4215 mixed toward white.

#be5a1d

#e07634

#e89867

#f0bb9a

#f7ddcc

Tones

Color #8b4215 mixed toward gray.

#81441f

#774729

#6e4933

#644b3c

#5a4e46

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.89:1

White text reads better on this background (7.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#737225 · ΔE 28.6

Deuteranopia

#767b28 · ΔE 31.9

Tritanopia

#882e30 · ΔE 15.1

Achromatopsia

#575757 · ΔE 23.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b4215;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b4215]

Related colors

Seashell #fff5ee

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Sienna #a0522d

Sandy Brown #f4a460

Peach Puff #ffdab9

Frequently asked questions

#8b4215 (#8b4215) is rgb(139, 66, 21) in RGB.

No, #8b4215 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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