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#8A4E07 — Vivid Orange

#8A4E07 is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color SaddleBrown (#8B4513). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: saddlebrown (#8B4513) — not an exact match. CSS saddlebrown gives you #8B4513, a different color; use #8A4E07 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#8A4E07 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #074188; it also sits naturally between #880E07 and #818807. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#8A4E07 · RGB 138, 78, 7

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Color values

HEX#8A4E07
RGB138, 78, 7
HSL33°, 90%, 28%
HSV33°, 95%, 54%
CMYK0%, 43%, 95%, 46%
XYZ13.24, 10.87, 1.60
Yxy10.87, 0.5151, 0.4227
CIE-Lab39.36, 20.61, 46.45
Hunter Lab32.97, 16.03, 19.11

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 54% · Green 31% · Blue 3%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 43% · Yellow 95% · Key 46%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #8A4E07 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #8A4E07 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #8A4E07

.text { color: #8A4E07; }
.background { background-color: #8A4E07; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8A4E07; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(138, 78, 7); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(33, 90%, 28%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8A4E07; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(138, 78, 7, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8A4E07; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(138, 78, 7, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8A4E07">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8A4E07">Div content here</div>

Shades of #8A4E07

#7E4807#6F4006#663A05#573205#4E2C04#442704#351F03#2C1902#1D1102#130B01

Tints of #8A4E07

#AA6109#CB750B#E9850C#F49725#F5A747#F7B769#F9C78B#FAD5A8#FCE5CA#FEF6EC

Tones of #8A4E07

#7E4D10#754C1A#6C4B23#634A2C#5A4935#51483E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #074188:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text6.62:1 AA
Against black text3.17:1 AA large only

Best text color on #8A4E07: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8A4E07

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #8A4E07: ·

How #8A4E07 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #706F18Deuteranopia · #74781CTritanopia · #872629

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Material Brown 500 · #795548Tailwind stone 600 · #57534ETailwind yellow 600 · #CA8A04

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #8A4E07 rather than the exact color:

Radiant Ruby Drift
#944E0B · #D68A3C · #E1AA55 · #F1E8B5
Scarlet Ruby Tempest
#7D4C0C · #757E12 · #2E6907 · #0C4C13
Scarlet Ruby Mirage
#86430F · #EFB773 · #1882D5 · #9DBEEE
Mellow Ruby Opal
#8C5A10 · #ED965E · #1969DF · #B9CFF3
Misty Harbor
#8D4715 · #E1683A · #1F84CC · #A6C8EB
Gentle Zephyr
#924311 · #E75B36 · #5DB4EC · #A4D2EE

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#944E0B#7D4C0C#86430F#8C5A10#8D4715#924311#895716#8F600C#945317#8F4319#8A3E16#754B0E

Browse neighbouring colors

← #8A4E06  ·  #8A4E08 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #8A4E07?

#8A4E07 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 138, 78, 7). Its closest standard named color is SaddleBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8A4E07?

#8A4E07 is RGB 138, 78, 7 — HSL 33°, 90%, 28% — CMYK 0%, 43%, 95%, 46%.

What colors go with #8A4E07?

Its complement is #074188; analogous partners are #880E07 and #818807. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8A4E07 for text?

White text on #8A4E07 has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.17:1.