Palettes / Colors / #8A4E19

#8A4E19 — Orange

#8A4E19 is a orange color we call 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 #8A4E19 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.

#8A4E19 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 #19558A; it also sits naturally between #8A191D and #8A8619. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 54% · Green 31% · Blue 10%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 43% · Yellow 82% · Key 46%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8A4E19

.text { color: #8A4E19; }
.background { background-color: #8A4E19; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8A4E19; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(138, 78, 25); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(28, 69%, 32%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8A4E19; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(138, 78, 25, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8A4E19; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(138, 78, 25, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8A4E19">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8A4E19">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #19558A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8A4E19: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8A4E19

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:

How #8A4E19 looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #8A4E19 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #8A4E18  ·  #8A4E1A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #8A4E19?

#8A4E19 is Orange, a orange color (RGB 138, 78, 25). Its closest standard named color is SaddleBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8A4E19?

#8A4E19 is RGB 138, 78, 25 — HSL 28°, 69%, 32% — CMYK 0%, 43%, 82%, 46%.

What colors go with #8A4E19?

Its complement is #19558A; analogous partners are #8A191D and #8A8619. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8A4E19 for text?

White text on #8A4E19 has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.18:1.